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Name:
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Andreas
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Gunnarson
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Dale
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8Nov1825-17Apr1899
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(first name)
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(surname)
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(farm name)
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(birth/death dates)
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Name in America:
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Andreas
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Dale
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(first name)
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(m.i.)
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(last name)
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Spouse:
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Kjersti
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Halvorsdtr
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Høglid
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19Jan1830-18Jan1925
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(first name)
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(surname)
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(farm name at marriage)
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(birth/death dates)
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Children:
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Ingeborg
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Torhild
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Kjersti
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Gunnar I
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Gunnar II
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Bergjit
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Anne
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Dordi
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Gunhild
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Municipality (kommune) in Norway:
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Seljord
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Church Parish to which they belonged:
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?
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Emigrant Ship:
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Rjukan
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Depart Date:
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19Apr1868
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Port:
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Quebec
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Destinations in
America
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Early:
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Final:
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Norway Twp.,
Fillmore Co., Minnesota
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Occupations/Professions
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in Norway:
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Farmer or farmhand
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in America:
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Farmer or farmhand
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Additional Information: When emigrating Andreas went by Anders Gundersen Kvalsgaard. Andreas was a noted fiddler in Telemark
and sold his fiddle to pay for the family’s passage to America. The fiddle is now in a Norwegian
museum.
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Contact:
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Earl M. Vraa
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Relationship to emigrant:
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Gr-gr-grandson
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Email:
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emvraa@nelson-tel.net
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Date:
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1/23/05
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