Early Fodstads in North America

 

Michael C. Fodstad traveled from Bergen to Quebec on 6 May 1866

Bertha Fodstad (mother of Andrew and Halvor?) b. 14 July 1830 d. 24 July 1912

Andrew Fodstad (Anders) b. 3 Jan 1862 d. 8 Oct 1909

  • Immigrated 1882 to Grafton, North Dakota
  • m. Agnete Olson on 30 Nov 1887
  • moved to Stephen, Marshall Co., Minnesota in 1889
  • eight children born, 4 died in infancy, remaining:
    • Agnes b. 5 June 1892 d. 9 May 1968
    • Selma b. 7 Mar 1895 d. Oct. 1986
    • Hilda b. Mar 1899
    • Oscar b. 10 Mar 1901 d. 4 Mar 1974

Halvor Fodstad b. 4 Dec. 1867 d. 11 July 1962
    m. Caroline Fosholm?, who died in 1918 leaving no children

Peter A. Fodstad was in the 1880 Federal Census in La Cross, Wisconsin, age 34

Otto Kristian Fodstad b. 1913, is listed in Who’s Who in Finance and Industry, 1974

Peter Fodstad b. June 1861 d. 13 Dec. 1913
    m. Otilia Hammer on 25 Mar. 1882 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
    children:
  Petra b. 28 Sept. 1883 d. 17 Feb. 1973 m. Walter Gilbert in Jan 1904
  Henry (Hank) b. 11 Aug. 1885 d. 22 July 1937  
  Christian Brunnig b. about 1887 d. 17 Sept 1892  
  Emil b. 23 Jan 1889 d. 29 Aug 1962 m. Margaret McGuire May 1912
  Olga b. 27 Feb 1892 d. 16 Feb 1975  
  Ruth b. 18 Sept 1894    
  Otto b. 18 July 1897 d. 8 May 1968 m. Lillian Anderson 14 Apr 1917
  Esther b. 27 Oct 1899 d. 8 Apr 1976 m. John Behrendt
  Bernice b. 12 July 1908 d. 6 Sept 1917  

 

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