Father: Johan Magnus Andersen b. 1870 in Norway
Mother: Martine Jakobsdatter b. in Norway.
Martin Johansen Bergan born 4 Jul 1886 in Svarstad, Lardal, Vestfold, Norway to unmarried parents Johan Magnus Andersen and Martine Jakobsdatter. In the Norwegian Census of 1900 he was a fosterson listed on one of the Bergan farms in Lardal. That's probably why he called himself Bergan. He emigrated to USA in 1906 (arrived in New York 20 Apr 1906). Destination: friend Mr Gullik Bergan, Scandinavia, Wisconsin [source: Kari-Ann Nilsen Bærum].
Extract from New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:
Name: Martin Johannes Bergan
Age: 19
Birth date:
Estimated birth year: 1887
Birth place: Norway
Gender: male
Married: no
Departure date: 6 Apr 1906
Port of departure: Christiana, Norway
Place of origin: Lardal
Ethnicity: Scandinavian
Ship name: United States
Arrival date: 20 Apr 1906
Port of arrival: New York
Port arrival state: New York
Port arrival country: United States
Final destination: Scandinavia, Wisconsin
In possession of ticket: yes
Paid by: himself
Money in possession: $18
In United States before: no
Going to: friend, Mr Gullik Bergan, Scandinavia, Wisconsin
Health: good
Occupation: laborer
Able to read and write: yes
Line: 7
Microfilm serial: T715
Microfilm roll: 695
Page number: 100
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Martin J Bergan
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: 1887
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1920: Prosper, Beltrami, Minnesota
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Father's native tongue: Norwegian
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Mother's native tongue: Norwegian
Year of immigration: 1906
Naturalized or alien: naturalized in 1916
Home owned or rented: owned; no mortgage
Occupation: farmer
Type of industry: general farm
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place: Prosper, Beltrami, Minnesota; Roll: T625_823; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 61; Image: 367
Date: 6 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Martin Bergan
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: 1886
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Myhre, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 27
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: Norway
Mothers' birthplace: Norway
Year of immigration: 1906; naturalized
Language spoken in home before coming to the United States: Norwegian
Military service: no
Rent/home value: owns home; no value listed; live on farm
Owned a radio: no
Occupation: farmer
Industry: general farm
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place: Myhre, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota; Roll: 1105; Page: ; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 59.0
Date: 21 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Martin A Bergan
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: 1887
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Township 161, Range 34, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Citizenship: naturalized
Highest grade of school completed: 8
Living on farm: yes
Home owned or rented: owned
Value of home: $3000
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Occupation: farmer
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: employer
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $0
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 48
Census place: Township 161, Range 34, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1932; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 39-33
Date: 15 Apr 1940
He was a farmer in Williams, Minnesota. He married Jane Cornwall Bridges 22 Sep 1913 in Warroad, Roseau, Minnesota. His son Glen took over the farm. He lived out behind the farm house in a smaller house after he retired from farming. He was a member of Pilgrim Congregational Church in Williams.
He married (1) Jane Cornwall Bridges 22 Sep 1913 in Warroad, Roseau, Minnesota.
He married (2) Gyda Pedersen about 1939 in Florida. They divorced several years later.
Mother: Martine Jakobsdatter b. in Norway.
Martin Johansen Bergan born 4 Jul 1886 in Svarstad, Lardal, Vestfold, Norway to unmarried parents Johan Magnus Andersen and Martine Jakobsdatter. In the Norwegian Census of 1900 he was a fosterson listed on one of the Bergan farms in Lardal. That's probably why he called himself Bergan. He emigrated to USA in 1906 (arrived in New York 20 Apr 1906). Destination: friend Mr Gullik Bergan, Scandinavia, Wisconsin [source: Kari-Ann Nilsen Bærum].
Extract from New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:
Name: Martin Johannes Bergan
Age: 19
Birth date:
Estimated birth year: 1887
Birth place: Norway
Gender: male
Married: no
Departure date: 6 Apr 1906
Port of departure: Christiana, Norway
Place of origin: Lardal
Ethnicity: Scandinavian
Ship name: United States
Arrival date: 20 Apr 1906
Port of arrival: New York
Port arrival state: New York
Port arrival country: United States
Final destination: Scandinavia, Wisconsin
In possession of ticket: yes
Paid by: himself
Money in possession: $18
In United States before: no
Going to: friend, Mr Gullik Bergan, Scandinavia, Wisconsin
Health: good
Occupation: laborer
Able to read and write: yes
Line: 7
Microfilm serial: T715
Microfilm roll: 695
Page number: 100
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Martin J Bergan
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: 1887
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1920: Prosper, Beltrami, Minnesota
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Father's native tongue: Norwegian
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Mother's native tongue: Norwegian
Year of immigration: 1906
Naturalized or alien: naturalized in 1916
Home owned or rented: owned; no mortgage
Occupation: farmer
Type of industry: general farm
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place: Prosper, Beltrami, Minnesota; Roll: T625_823; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 61; Image: 367
Date: 6 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Martin Bergan
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: 1886
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Myhre, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 27
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: Norway
Mothers' birthplace: Norway
Year of immigration: 1906; naturalized
Language spoken in home before coming to the United States: Norwegian
Military service: no
Rent/home value: owns home; no value listed; live on farm
Owned a radio: no
Occupation: farmer
Industry: general farm
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place: Myhre, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota; Roll: 1105; Page: ; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 59.0
Date: 21 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Martin A Bergan
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: 1887
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Township 161, Range 34, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Citizenship: naturalized
Highest grade of school completed: 8
Living on farm: yes
Home owned or rented: owned
Value of home: $3000
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Occupation: farmer
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: employer
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $0
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 48
Census place: Township 161, Range 34, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1932; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 39-33
Date: 15 Apr 1940
He was a farmer in Williams, Minnesota. He married Jane Cornwall Bridges 22 Sep 1913 in Warroad, Roseau, Minnesota. His son Glen took over the farm. He lived out behind the farm house in a smaller house after he retired from farming. He was a member of Pilgrim Congregational Church in Williams.
He married (1) Jane Cornwall Bridges 22 Sep 1913 in Warroad, Roseau, Minnesota.
He married (2) Gyda Pedersen about 1939 in Florida. They divorced several years later.
Father: Johan Magnus Andersen b. 1870 in Norway
Mother: Martine Jakobsdatter b. in Norway.
Martin Johansen Bergan born 4 Jul 1886 in Svarstad, Lardal, Vestfold, Norway to unmarried parents Johan Magnus Andersen and Martine Jakobsdatter. In the Norwegian Census of 1900 he was a fosterson listed on one of the Bergan farms in Lardal. That's probably why he called himself Bergan. He emigrated to USA in 1906 (arrived in New York 20 Apr 1906). Destination: friend Mr Gullik Bergan, Scandinavia, Wisconsin [source: Kari-Ann Nilsen Bærum].
Extract from New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:
Name: Martin Johannes Bergan
Age: 19
Birth date:
Estimated birth year: 1887
Birth place: Norway
Gender: male
Married: no
Departure date: 6 Apr 1906
Port of departure: Christiana, Norway
Place of origin: Lardal
Ethnicity: Scandinavian
Ship name: United States
Arrival date: 20 Apr 1906
Port of arrival: New York
Port arrival state: New York
Port arrival country: United States
Final destination: Scandinavia, Wisconsin
In possession of ticket: yes
Paid by: himself
Money in possession: $18
In United States before: no
Going to: friend, Mr Gullik Bergan, Scandinavia, Wisconsin
Health: good
Occupation: laborer
Able to read and write: yes
Line: 7
Microfilm serial: T715
Microfilm roll: 695
Page number: 100
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Martin J Bergan
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: 1887
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1920: Prosper, Beltrami, Minnesota
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Father's native tongue: Norwegian
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Mother's native tongue: Norwegian
Year of immigration: 1906
Naturalized or alien: naturalized in 1916
Home owned or rented: owned; no mortgage
Occupation: farmer
Type of industry: general farm
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place: Prosper, Beltrami, Minnesota; Roll: T625_823; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 61; Image: 367
Date: 6 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Martin Bergan
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: 1886
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Myhre, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 27
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: Norway
Mothers' birthplace: Norway
Year of immigration: 1906; naturalized
Language spoken in home before coming to the United States: Norwegian
Military service: no
Rent/home value: owns home; no value listed; live on farm
Owned a radio: no
Occupation: farmer
Industry: general farm
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place: Myhre, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota; Roll: 1105; Page: ; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 59.0
Date: 21 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Martin A Bergan
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: 1887
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Township 161, Range 34, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Citizenship: naturalized
Highest grade of school completed: 8
Living on farm: yes
Home owned or rented: owned
Value of home: $3000
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Occupation: farmer
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: employer
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $0
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 48
Census place: Township 161, Range 34, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1932; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 39-33
Date: 15 Apr 1940
He was a farmer in Williams, Minnesota. He married Jane Cornwall Bridges 22 Sep 1913 in Warroad, Roseau, Minnesota. His son Glen took over the farm. He lived out behind the farm house in a smaller house after he retired from farming. He was a member of Pilgrim Congregational Church in Williams.
He married (1) Jane Cornwall Bridges 22 Sep 1913 in Warroad, Roseau, Minnesota.
He married (2) Gyda Pedersen about 1939 in Florida. They divorced several years later.
Mother: Martine Jakobsdatter b. in Norway.
Martin Johansen Bergan born 4 Jul 1886 in Svarstad, Lardal, Vestfold, Norway to unmarried parents Johan Magnus Andersen and Martine Jakobsdatter. In the Norwegian Census of 1900 he was a fosterson listed on one of the Bergan farms in Lardal. That's probably why he called himself Bergan. He emigrated to USA in 1906 (arrived in New York 20 Apr 1906). Destination: friend Mr Gullik Bergan, Scandinavia, Wisconsin [source: Kari-Ann Nilsen Bærum].
Extract from New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:
Name: Martin Johannes Bergan
Age: 19
Birth date:
Estimated birth year: 1887
Birth place: Norway
Gender: male
Married: no
Departure date: 6 Apr 1906
Port of departure: Christiana, Norway
Place of origin: Lardal
Ethnicity: Scandinavian
Ship name: United States
Arrival date: 20 Apr 1906
Port of arrival: New York
Port arrival state: New York
Port arrival country: United States
Final destination: Scandinavia, Wisconsin
In possession of ticket: yes
Paid by: himself
Money in possession: $18
In United States before: no
Going to: friend, Mr Gullik Bergan, Scandinavia, Wisconsin
Health: good
Occupation: laborer
Able to read and write: yes
Line: 7
Microfilm serial: T715
Microfilm roll: 695
Page number: 100
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Martin J Bergan
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: 1887
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1920: Prosper, Beltrami, Minnesota
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Norway
Father's native tongue: Norwegian
Mother's birthplace: Norway
Mother's native tongue: Norwegian
Year of immigration: 1906
Naturalized or alien: naturalized in 1916
Home owned or rented: owned; no mortgage
Occupation: farmer
Type of industry: general farm
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place: Prosper, Beltrami, Minnesota; Roll: T625_823; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 61; Image: 367
Date: 6 Jan 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Martin Bergan
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: 1886
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Myhre, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 27
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: Norway
Mothers' birthplace: Norway
Year of immigration: 1906; naturalized
Language spoken in home before coming to the United States: Norwegian
Military service: no
Rent/home value: owns home; no value listed; live on farm
Owned a radio: no
Occupation: farmer
Industry: general farm
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place: Myhre, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota; Roll: 1105; Page: ; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 59.0
Date: 21 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Martin A Bergan
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: 1887
Birthplace: Norway
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Township 161, Range 34, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Citizenship: naturalized
Highest grade of school completed: 8
Living on farm: yes
Home owned or rented: owned
Value of home: $3000
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Occupation: farmer
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: employer
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $0
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 48
Census place: Township 161, Range 34, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1932; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 39-33
Date: 15 Apr 1940
He was a farmer in Williams, Minnesota. He married Jane Cornwall Bridges 22 Sep 1913 in Warroad, Roseau, Minnesota. His son Glen took over the farm. He lived out behind the farm house in a smaller house after he retired from farming. He was a member of Pilgrim Congregational Church in Williams.
He married (1) Jane Cornwall Bridges 22 Sep 1913 in Warroad, Roseau, Minnesota.
He married (2) Gyda Pedersen about 1939 in Florida. They divorced several years later.
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