Seven children were born to this union. Mette died a couple weeks after giving birth to the 7th child. Their oldest child was then 11 years old.
E.P. Lobeck journal:
" April 19, 1882. Mette Strandvold died this morning. On March 29th, she had given birth to a child, Hannah Matea. April 24, 1882. Matte was buried today. There was a big attendance."
After Mette's death, her mother Marie, now widowed, moved in with Andrew to take care of the motherless children. Marie stayed until 1885 when Andrew remarried to Dorthea Mauseth. In summer of 1885, Mette's sister and family, the Per Torgalsen Nordbys, arrived from Trysil and settled in Harwood township, near Fargo, ND and Marie went to live there. Mette is buried at Trysil Cemetery.
Daughter of Halvor Olsen Strandvold & Marie Hansdtr Tuven.
Seven children were born to this union. Mette died a couple weeks after giving birth to the 7th child. Their oldest child was then 11 years old.
E.P. Lobeck journal:
" April 19, 1882. Mette Strandvold died this morning. On March 29th, she had given birth to a child, Hannah Matea. April 24, 1882. Matte was buried today. There was a big attendance."
After Mette's death, her mother Marie, now widowed, moved in with Andrew to take care of the motherless children. Marie stayed until 1885 when Andrew remarried to Dorthea Mauseth. In summer of 1885, Mette's sister and family, the Per Torgalsen Nordbys, arrived from Trysil and settled in Harwood township, near Fargo, ND and Marie went to live there. Mette is buried at Trysil Cemetery.
Daughter of Halvor Olsen Strandvold & Marie Hansdtr Tuven.
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