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Karen Johnsen <I>Tande</I> Engelstad

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Karen Johnsen Tande Engelstad

Birth
Norway
Death
29 Jun 1943 (aged 83)
Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, USA
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Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Section E, Plot 4
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Karen Tande came from a great "gard" known as Tande on Ringsaker, which is a community located in the richest farming district in Norway. Located in the province of Hedemarken, Ringsaker is a few degrees north of Lake Mjsen, Norway's largest lake. The Tande's were largely self-supporting, due to the variety of essential products which were cultivated. There were ninety horses and sixty cattle on the Tande "gard." Fruits such as peaches, plums and berries were grown and butter was churned in the home. Nevertheless, the idealism of America strongly attracted the Tande family.
On July 22, 1878, five members of the Tande family departed from Skien. The voyage took over three weeks and they arrived in the United States on August 14, 1878. The Tandes travelled by train to their destination, Grand Meadows, Minnesota.
Karen married Nels R. Engelstad four years after her arrival in the United States (Feb 29, 1880). What prompted the marriage at that time was that the minister was planning to leave. Setting up housekeeping in an American log cabin with all its discomforts and hardships must have been difficult for Karen, who was very young and not used to intense labor. Attracted by the farming opportunities in the Red River Valley, Karen and Nels took a homestead near Fertile, Minnesota where most of their 11 children were born.
Karen Tande came from a great "gard" known as Tande on Ringsaker, which is a community located in the richest farming district in Norway. Located in the province of Hedemarken, Ringsaker is a few degrees north of Lake Mjsen, Norway's largest lake. The Tande's were largely self-supporting, due to the variety of essential products which were cultivated. There were ninety horses and sixty cattle on the Tande "gard." Fruits such as peaches, plums and berries were grown and butter was churned in the home. Nevertheless, the idealism of America strongly attracted the Tande family.
On July 22, 1878, five members of the Tande family departed from Skien. The voyage took over three weeks and they arrived in the United States on August 14, 1878. The Tandes travelled by train to their destination, Grand Meadows, Minnesota.
Karen married Nels R. Engelstad four years after her arrival in the United States (Feb 29, 1880). What prompted the marriage at that time was that the minister was planning to leave. Setting up housekeeping in an American log cabin with all its discomforts and hardships must have been difficult for Karen, who was very young and not used to intense labor. Attracted by the farming opportunities in the Red River Valley, Karen and Nels took a homestead near Fertile, Minnesota where most of their 11 children were born.

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  • Created by: vitalrec Relative Great-grandchild
  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16636018/karen_johnsen-engelstad: accessed ), memorial page for Karen Johnsen Tande Engelstad (18 Feb 1860–29 Jun 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16636018, citing Northfield Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by vitalrec (contributor 46844359).