Sarah Ossowskie was the 6th child born to Anders Jensen Stageberg and Anna Olsdatter in Norway. Her baptismal record shows her given name as 'Sigrid' which she would change to 'Sarah' in America. She came to America with her mother in 1876 when she was 2-3 years old on the Tasso ship. She grew up in Bricelyn, MN.
On the 1885 from Seely township/Faribault Cty, MN the family is using the last name of 'Johnson'. This comes from her dad's 'Jensen' name. 'Jens' many times changed to 'John' in America. Sarah and her sister, Anne Christine, would mostly use 'Johnson' as their maiden name. Their brothers would use 'Berg' which was shortened from 'Stageberg'- the last farm they lived on in Norway. Thomas Ossowskie and Sarah would have 5 children, including a set of twins. Edith's twin sister. Lola, did not survive. Sarah would precede her husband in death at the age of 52 years. She died of stomach cancer.
Information provided by the family: *My Connection: Sarah was my great grandfather's (Gunder Berg) sister.
On the 1885 from Seely township/Faribault Cty, MN the family is using the last name of 'Johnson'. This comes from her dad's 'Jensen' name. 'Jens' many times changed to 'John' in America. Sarah and her sister, Anne Christine, would mostly use 'Johnson' as their maiden name. Their brothers would use 'Berg' which was shortened from 'Stageberg'- the last farm they lived on in Norway. Thomas Ossowskie and Sarah would have 5 children, including a set of twins. Edith's twin sister. Lola, did not survive. Sarah would precede her husband in death at the age of 52 years. She died of stomach cancer.
Information provided by the family: *My Connection: Sarah was my great grandfather's (Gunder Berg) sister.
Sarah Ossowskie was the 6th child born to Anders Jensen Stageberg and Anna Olsdatter in Norway. Her baptismal record shows her given name as 'Sigrid' which she would change to 'Sarah' in America. She came to America with her mother in 1876 when she was 2-3 years old on the Tasso ship. She grew up in Bricelyn, MN.
On the 1885 from Seely township/Faribault Cty, MN the family is using the last name of 'Johnson'. This comes from her dad's 'Jensen' name. 'Jens' many times changed to 'John' in America. Sarah and her sister, Anne Christine, would mostly use 'Johnson' as their maiden name. Their brothers would use 'Berg' which was shortened from 'Stageberg'- the last farm they lived on in Norway. Thomas Ossowskie and Sarah would have 5 children, including a set of twins. Edith's twin sister. Lola, did not survive. Sarah would precede her husband in death at the age of 52 years. She died of stomach cancer.
Information provided by the family: *My Connection: Sarah was my great grandfather's (Gunder Berg) sister.
On the 1885 from Seely township/Faribault Cty, MN the family is using the last name of 'Johnson'. This comes from her dad's 'Jensen' name. 'Jens' many times changed to 'John' in America. Sarah and her sister, Anne Christine, would mostly use 'Johnson' as their maiden name. Their brothers would use 'Berg' which was shortened from 'Stageberg'- the last farm they lived on in Norway. Thomas Ossowskie and Sarah would have 5 children, including a set of twins. Edith's twin sister. Lola, did not survive. Sarah would precede her husband in death at the age of 52 years. She died of stomach cancer.
Information provided by the family: *My Connection: Sarah was my great grandfather's (Gunder Berg) sister.
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