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1. | Lerbakken Alice Lillian was born on 1 Oct 1913 in Oscar Township, Ottertai Tail County, Minnesota and is buried at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Wendell, Minnesota (daughter of Lerbakken Carl Ottin and Baglien Hannah O.); died on 2 Mar 2005 in St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Other Events:
Notes: Obituary - Alice had a lifelong love of growing flowers and gardening. She also loved to play bingo, crochet and do embroidery work. Blossoms graced the yard of her home and most of the inside windows. She canned jellies, pickles, and all kinds of fruit during the years of raising her family. She prided herself on her ability to bake Norwegian Christmas cookies of many kinds. She was an active member of the United Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake attending circle and making quilts. Later in life, she and Verner spent winters in Mesa, Arizona. She was very active for her age. She was able to drive her own car and cut her lawn until her death. She loved walking her little dog Bailey several times each day. She also enjoyed travel, going on many trips with her husband Verner. She toured Norway with her daughter Barb. Three short weeks ago, she had a very enjoyable seven day Caribbean cruise with her daugters and grandchilren. On February 23, 2005, she had a sudden stroke and one week later God took her to her new home. Alice married Lein Charles Marium on 20 Apr 1936. Charles died in 1949 in Wendell, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
Alice married Olson Verner Edgar on 8 Jun 1954. Verner was born on 23 Sep 1923; died on 8 Jun 1995 in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Lerbakken Carl Ottin was born on 18 Jul 1878 in Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota. (son of Vistadeiet Amund Mortensen and Graupehaugen Karen Andreasdatter); died on 15 Jan 1970 in Broen Memorial Home, Fergus Falls, Ottertail County, Minnesota and is buried at Hedemarken Cemetery.. Carl married Baglien Hannah O. on 9 Nov 1903 in Fergus Falls, Ottertail County, Minnesota. Hannah was born on 17 Nov 1882 in Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota; died on 3 May 1976 in Ottertail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Baglien Hannah O. was born on 17 Nov 1882 in Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota; died on 3 May 1976 in Ottertail County, Minnesota.
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4. | Vistadeiet Amund Mortensen was born on 24 May 1836 in Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway; was christened on 26 Jun 1836 in Kvikne Kirke, Nord-Fron (son of Syltjordet Morten Arnesen and Stenhaugen Synne Amundsdtr); died on 1 Jun 1925 in At the home of his daughter, Mathia Velo, Monday morning from complications incident to old age, Fergus Falls, Ottertail County, Minnesota. Other Events:
Notes: A second marriage is listed for him: Amund married Graupehaugen Karen Andreasdatter on 26 Jul 1859 in Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway. Karen (daughter of Bakken Andreas Olsen and Volden Anne Olsdtr) was born on 1 Apr 1837 in Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway; died on 21 Sep 1896 in Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Graupehaugen Karen Andreasdatter was born on 1 Apr 1837 in Kvikne, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway (daughter of Bakken Andreas Olsen and Volden Anne Olsdtr); died on 21 Sep 1896 in Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota. Other Events:
Notes: There are two farms listed for Nord-Fron, Oppland, Norway:
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8. | Syltjordet Morten Arnesen was born in 1808 in Sor Fron, Oppland, Norway; was christened on 21 Feb 1808 in Sor Fron, Oppland, Norway (son of (Sylte) Arne Martinsen and Sylte Ragnhild Pedersdtr). Other Events:
Morten married Stenhaugen Synne Amundsdtr on 3 Jul 1831 in Sodorp, Oppland, Norway. Synne (daughter of Amund Jakobsen and Fossen Ingeborg Eriksdtr) was born on 3 Oct 1806; was christened on 12 Oct 1806 in Fron, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Stenhaugen Synne Amundsdtr was born on 3 Oct 1806; was christened on 12 Oct 1806 in Fron, Norway (daughter of Amund Jakobsen and Fossen Ingeborg Eriksdtr).
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10. | Bakken Andreas Olsen was born on 30 Dec 1803 in Kvam, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway; was christened on 19 Feb 1804 in Fron, Norway (son of Berg Ole Kristensen Harbo and Guriplassen Mari Hansdtr); died in 1893 in Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota and is buried at Hedemarken Cemetery in Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota.. Other Events:
Notes: The original "Bakken" farm site was in Kvikne, Oppland, Norway. Andreas Olsen Harboe Berg (Bakken) bought and owned the farm in 1835. Andreas was "sort of a doctor" and healer and born in 1803. Prior to Andreas, there are indications of people on the "Bakken farm dating back to 1722. Ola Arnesen Bakken and Reidar Bakken owned the farm in 1722. Ola Arnesen Bakken lived there in 1750 with his wife Ingrid Stenersdatter. They sold the farm in 1794 to Hans Hansen (Ola's nephew). Hans was married to Gjertrud Olsdatter. They had a son, Ola Hansen. Ola Hansen drown in a small lake called Slangen in Skabu. Andreas married Volden Anne Olsdtr in 1824 in Kvam, Nordre Fron, Oppland, Norway. Anne (daughter of Klevstadvolden Ole Larsen and Kari Svendsdtr, daughter of Svensdatter Kari) was born on 23 May 1805 in Kvam; died in 1875 in Westby, Wisconsin. Anne died the first winter in America. It was so cold there that she could not make it through the winter.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Volden Anne Olsdtr was born on 23 May 1805 in Kvam (daughter of Klevstadvolden Ole Larsen and Kari Svendsdtr, daughter of Svensdatter Kari); died in 1875 in Westby, Wisconsin. Anne died the first winter in America. It was so cold there that she could not make it through the winter.. Other Events:
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