Marit Svendstr Nygaard

  Research Notes:

Summary:

Marit Svensdtr Nygaard was my 1 cousin, 4 times removed. Her mother, Kari Nilsdtr Søndmør [1808+1852], was a sister to my 3rd great grandmother, Kirsti Nilsdtr Søndmør - my direct family line ancestor from Olava Olsdatter Røstbakken family line.

Marit Svensdtr's father was Sven Olsen and he was a brother to Ole Olsen Vestgård Røstbakken [1789-1864], my 3rd great grandfather who was married to Kirsti Nilsdt Sønmør - they were the parentsof Olava O Røstbakken

Thus I have double family relationship with Marit Svendstr.

In 1861, Marit Svendstr Nygaard was married at the Os church in Tolga parish in Norway to Anders Rasmussen Røsten, 1832-1905. Anders and Marit lived in a few areas, including Tolga-Os parish in Hedmark Co, Målselv parish in Troms Co, and in Øvre Stjørdalen in Nor Trondelag county. In 1880, Anders and Marit, along with their children, Sven, Richard [Rikard], Nils, Marit, and Elen Marie emigrated to N America [they had 2 other girls and a boy who had died young]. They travel to Trondheim and from there a boat likely to Glasgow and then from Glasgow across country to Liverpool. They boarded the ship Moravian and sailed from Liverpool on 22 Apr 1880 arriving at Quebec, Canada on 12 May 1880.

They most likely traveled west through the Montreal and Toronto areas and to Lake Huron and from there by boat to the Detroit area or by boat up Lake Huron to Lake Michigain to the Milwaukee area. And then across country to Minnesota and to the area around Dalton MN in Otter Tail County. Marit Svendstr Nygaard's brother Nils and his family had emigrated in 1869, ending up at St Olaf Twp in Otter Tail Co. Nils had died early in 1871, but his wife, Sigrud Marie Iversdatter Prestlien [1828-1915] and family continued to farm after his death [note that Marit's brother Nils' wife was also a family relationship through through through the Søndmør and the Grue family lines - see their pages and ancestors]

By 1885, the family had moved to Badger Twp in Polk County, MN [close to 200 kms to the north of Dalton, MN]. It appears that even as early as the summer of 1880, Anders made a homestead entry or declared the NE¼ of Sec 7 as a future homestead. It appears that the family may have lived on the land before making official payment on homestead quarter since they are recorded there in the 1885 MN State Census.

Anders died in 1905. As indicated, Marit's death is uncertain. At the time of Anders' death, only son Richard Anderson Rusten is living - all of the other of Marit's children had died. I have not found a death record or an index that records her death. Nor have a found her recorded [or indexed] in the 1910 US Census on either Ancestry or FamilySearch. I had reviewed the scanned census pages for 1910 at Badger Twp, but she is not noted.

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North Dakota, Cemetery Records
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9K2-Y8VM?view=index&action=view&cc=1451475&lang=en&groupId=M9KD-397
Sorum Cemetery, NE corner of Sec 17, Badger Twp, Polk Co

.. all of the family is noted with an "unmarked grave", and it appears that the family members were noted and entered on findagrave by Dale Rosten, on 19 Mar 2014 .... unfortunately, he does not record a source for his information

There must be a record of burials at this cemetery and some records for the Sorum Lutheran Church, but Where ?????


...... Sorum Church closed on January 3, 1912
- this cemetery is sometimes referred to as the Wold Cemetery in old obituaries. Sorum Synod Congregation was organized in 1885 by O.T. Wold, Ole Dovery, P.N. Sevelrud and Hans O. Lee who served as trustees. This congregation held their meetings in the schoolhouse in Sec. 8. In 1909 most of the families moved to Canada and the congregation was left with only four families. These four were Henry Anderson, Ole Dovery, O.T. Wold and Hans O. Lee. The church closed in January of 1912. [remaining members joined with Saron Lutheran a few miles east]

- 1902 Platt shows the Cemetery on the far NE corner of the NE¼ of Sec 17 ... cemetery is note, but not the church .. possibly a church was not build
from: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mnpolk/sorum_cemetery.htm

.. Olaf M Norlie book on Norwegian Lutheran congregations .... page 715
Sørum norsk evangelisk lutherske menighet
- 7 mile nordvest of Erskine
- Norske Synode, 1885-1912
- organized 1885 ... 80 members in 1885, 47 in 1911
https://archive.org/details/norsklutherskemevol1norl/page/715/mode/1up?view=theater


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1. Birth Marit Svensdtr
Tolga Ministerialbok, 1815-1836, page 88, line 30 (2nd side)
- birth, 26 May 1836, bap 26 Jun 1836 at Os; parents Svend Olsen and Kari Nilsdtr ? [actually Kari Nilsdtr Søndmør ... 3 May 2025 ]
Os i Tolga Klokkerbok, page 136-137, line 20 (2nd side)
- birth name, Marit Svendstr Oversjøl; parents Svend Olsen and Kari Nilsdtr paa Oversjoldalen



A. mother: Marit Svensdtr
Tolga Ministerialbok, 1815-1836, page 88, line 30 (2nd side)
- birth, 26 May 1836, bap 26 Jun 1836 at Os; parents Svend Olsen and Kari Nilsdtr ....?
Os i Tolga Klokkerbok, page 136-137, line 20 (2nd side)
- birth name, Marit Svendstr Oversjøl; parents Svend Olsen and Kari Nilsdtr paa Oversjoldalen


Kari Nilsdtr - Nielsdtr (Svendsen); Døypte i Tolga prestegjeld 1786-1814
- born 1808, bap 31 Jul 1808; parents Niels Evensen and Marit Jacobstr; residence Søndmør

Svend Olsen Oversjodal* ; Døypte i Tolga prestegjeld 1786-1814
- born 1797, bap 6 Aug 1797; parents Ole Andersen [Vestgaard] and Kirsten Olsdtr; residence Vestgaard
++ Ole Anderson and Kirsten are the parents of Ole Olsen Røstbakken who married Kirsti Nilsdtr Søndmør --- therefore, Svend Olsen and Ole Olsen are brothers and they married sisters

Svend Olsen Oversjodal* and Kari Nilsdtr
marriage: 8 Jul 1831; Os i Tolga Klokkerbok, page 406-407, line 4 (1st side)
- Svend Olsen Oversjöd, age 34 <1797>, gaards paa ????
- Kari Nielsdtr, age 23 < 1808 >
marriage: 8 Jul 1831, Tolga Ministerialbok, page 208, line 10 (1st side)
- Svend Olsen Oversjodal, age 34
- Kari Nielsdatter Sóndmór Hoelóÿen, age 23
- sponsors: Ole Larsen Hoelóÿen and Ole Olsen Róstbakken [husband of her sister, Kirsti]

* Oversjodal ... this is more of a farm or location, not a surname

B. Marriage , 30 Jun 1861 - Os

parents marriage of Richard Rusten: Anders Rasmussen Røsten and Marit Svensdtr Nygaard - 30 Jun 1861
- Anders residence as Tuvsingdal [should be Tufsingdal], age 29 <1832>, father as Rasmus Amundsen Røsten
- Marit residence as Nygaard, age 26, father as Svend Olsen Nygaard
- Os i Tolga Klokkerbok; page 235, line 8

C.

Children of Svend Olsen and Kari Nielsdtr; that is, siblings of Marit Svendstr Nygaard

(1) Marit Svendstr 1836 - see above

(2) Niels Svendsen Oversjodal; born 17 Mar 1834, bap 13 Apr
- parents, Svend Olsen and Kari Nielsdtr .... ? paa Oversjodal
- Os i Tolga Klokkerbok; page 122-123, line 8
- 1865 Norway Census, age 32 farm Orvøijordet; with his wife Sigrid Marie Iversd (Prestlien) age 38

(3) Kirsti Svensdtr Oversjoldal; born 8 Jul 1832, bap 7 Oct
- parents, Svend Olsen and Kari .... ? paa Oversjodal
- Os i Tolga Klokkerbok, page 112-113, line 16 (2nd side)
- not indexed in 1865 Norway Census for Tolgen [ 14 Oct 2014 ]

(4) half brother: Lars Svendsen Oversjodal; born 19 Sept 1829, bap 11 Oct ; out of wedlock ?
- parents, Olava Ingulvsdtr Oversjodal and Svend Olsen ... ??
- Os i Tolga Klokkerbok, page 96-97, line 21
- not indexed in 1865 Norway Census for Tolgen [ 14 Oct 2014 ]

(5) Ole Svendsen Nygaard; born 1 Nov 1842, bap 1 Jan 1843
- parents, Svend Olsen and Kari Nielsdtr ... Nygaard
- Os i Tolga Klokkerbok, page 174-175, line 3 (1st side)
- 1865 Norway Census, 24, servant farm Sønmør Søndre; household Nils Jacobsen age 36 and Pettronelle Knudsd age 25

(6) Even Svendsen ; born 24 Jul 1847; bap 24 Sep 1847 at Tolgen
- parents, Svend Olsen and Kari Nilsdatter Vestre Nygaard
- Tolga Ministerialbok, page 45, line 42
- 1865 Norway Census, age 19, servant, Røstbakken farm with head of household Iver Torgersen and Kirsti Olsdtr(Røstbakken); note: Kirsti Nilsdatter (Røstbakken) his mother-in-law
- 1869 Emigrants from Trondheim; 18 Mar 1869 (same as brother Nils)








3. US Census data
.. see husband, Anders' page .. 1885, 1895, and 1905 MN state census and 1900 US Census
.. I haven't found her in the 1910 US Census ... 6 May 2025


4. Death: Marit from Findagrave ;; link, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=126586122

Birth: May 26, 1836; Tolga Hedmark fylke, Norway
Death: Oct. 5, 1917, Becker County, Minnesota, USA

"The family also used the last name "Rosten". Merit's first name was typically spelled "Marit". Marit Svendsdatter Nygaard, from Øversjødalen, Norway was born 26 May 1836 to Svend Olsen Vestgård (Andershaugen), and his wife, Kari Nilsdatter Søndmør. She married Anders Rasmussen Røsten on 30 Jun 1861. The family emigrated to America around 1879. "

Family links: Spouse: Anders Rasmussen Rusten (1831 - 1905)*

Inscription: Unmarked Grave; Burial: Sorum Cemetery Polk County, Minnesota, USA

Created by: Dale Rosten; Record added: Mar 19, 2014; Find A Grave Memorial# 126586122
click on "Memorial id ... source"


Note: I have recorded death and location of death as "disproven" on Legacy database --
- on Familysearch.org (MN death & burials, 1835-1990 index), Mari Rosten died on 5 Oct 1917 at Audubon, Becker Co, MN
[findagrave id 189828548] === BUT this person's parents are recorded as Engebret S Jenna and Marit Jenna, and this person was married to Paul O Rosten, 1832-1919. I also viewed the 1900 [Paul O Rosten b 1832 and he emigrated in 1866 and Mary E, b Dec 1835 and she emigrated in 1875] and the 1910 US Census for Audubon Twp, Becker County, Minnesota** - Paul O Rosten and Mari both born in Norway, and in 1910 they were married for 27 years, both in their first marriage. Both Census records record that Mari or Mary E was the mother of no children and that no children living [their findagrave post comments, "Mari and Paul Rosten did not have any children."
- all the Family Trees [FTs] that I have viewed [Ancestry, FamilySearch, Geni.com] record Marit Svensdatter Rusten's death as 5 Oct 1917 and that she died in Becker Co, MN. BUT ...

So, it appears that someone had used the FamilySearch.org MN death index for "Mari Rosten" and then recorded 'my cousin, Marit Svensdatter Nygaard' Rusten's death as 5 Oct 1917. It appears that Dale Rosten then used this date and location on his findagrave post.

Conclusion: from the review noted just above, there is major doubt that the findagrave for Marit Rusten at Badger Twp, Polk Co is accurate. In fact, I think it is wrong.


- I looked at 1910 US Census records for Badger Twp, Polk Co, MN ... I viewed the 8 pages scanned on Ancestry and Marit Rusten is NOT recorded, but Marit's granddaughter and daughter of son Richard Rusten [b 1871] is recorded on page 1 - Manda Rusten, age 11 b in MN, and recorded as a 'boarder' [... viewed again on 8 May 2025]
- after finding Amanda/Manda in the 1910 census, I then did a general 1910 search for Marit Rusten, born 1836+-1yr in Norway and lived in MN. With this broad search, a person name Mari Rosten [age 75], wife of Paul O Rosten, age 78, and both born in Norway and living at Auborn Twp, Becker Co, MN. The record shows that both have been married in their first marriage for 27 years. And they are living at the same place in the 1900 US Census and records farm helpers and 4 daughters
- after finding Paul O Rosten and Mari Rosten, I then searched Findagrave, and Mari Rosten's birth as Dec 1835 and her death as 5 Aug 1917 [findagrave id, 189828548]

-- so if this is the record that Dale Rosten used, then the date and location is incorrect ... this is also noted on MNHS people search website

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1900 Census for Audubon Twp, Becker County
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/records/26069007?_phcmd=u(%27https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/?name=_Rosten&birth=1832_Norway&count=50&name_x=s&residence=_Audubon-Becker+County-Minnesot&successSource=Search&queryId=24dbb444-8dc7-4cb9-82e0-01fc9f9acc22%27,%27successSource%27)
1910 Census link https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/records/12824765?_phcmd=u(%27https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/?name=_Rosten&birth=1832_norway_5173&count=50&name_x=s&residence=_Audubon-Becker+County-Minnesot&successSource=Search&queryId=921f5476-d9d8-42c8-934e-edd6d46a94d5%27,%27successSource%27)link,



Anders Rasmussen Rusten

Birth: Jul. 9, 1831; Tolga Hedmark fylke, Norway
Death: Jul. 5, 1905; Polk County, Minnesota, USA

" The family also used the last name "Rosten". Anders was born 9 Jul 1831 in Tufsingdalen, Hedmark, Norway to Rasmus Amundsen Røsten and his wife, Ingeborg Olsdatter Faemundsenden. He married Marit Svendsdatter Nygaard on 30 Jun 1861. The family emigrated about 1880 to Minnesota. Anders died 5 Jul 1905 in Polk Co., MN. "


Inscription: Unmarked Grave; Burial: Sorum Cemetery Polk County, Minnesota, USA

Created by: Dale Rosten; Record added: Mar 19, 2014; Find A Grave Memorial# 26585818

.. a daughter, Anna Rosten, findagrave, 126584884
comments: Dale Rosten - same as above
"The family also used the last name "Rosten". Anna was born about 1883 in Minnesota to Anders Rasmussen Røsten and his wife Marit Svensdatter Nygaard of Tufsingdalen, Hedmark, Norway. Anna's death is recorded as 29 Feb 1904 in Polk Co., MN"
.. Unmarked Grave

... a son, Nils Rusten, findagrave, 126585406.... unmarked grave -- Dale Rosten


3. Census data:

1865 Norway Maalselvens, Troms Co

- Anders Rasmussen
- Marit Svendstr, age 30
- Ingeborg Andersdatter, age 2 <1863,1864> and Kari Andersdtr age 4, both born in Tolga

1875 Norway Tolga, Hedmark

- Anders and Marit
- Ingeborg
- Kari --- not recorded

1910 US Census - not indexed or found on a scan of Badger Twp, Polk Co, MN --- Why??


5. arrival in Målselv, Troms Co (prior, Nordland) Målselv i Målselv Ministerialbok, page 232, line 49-52 'in-migration'

Anders Rasmussen, Marit Svendsdtr and barn, Ingeborg and Kari ;; 29 Jun 1865

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence - 1865, 1 Jan 1866, Maalselvens, Troms Co, Norway. ⁵⁵²² Farm: Lundeborg; (#188a1); Shoemaker and Lodger

2. Residence - 1875, 1875, Tolga, Hedmark, Norway. ⁵⁵²³ Farm: Storgjelten (#180c); Anders Rasmusen household; Tenant (Forpagter); Anders, Marit, Ingeborg, Sven (age 7 born in Maalselvdalen Nordland-Troms Co), Rikard (age 5 born in Maalselvdalen Nordland-Troms Co), Nils (age 1 born in Os i Tolga)

3. Disproven death - 1917, 5 Oct 1917, Minnesota, United States. ⁵⁵²¹ Findagrave.com post of 19 Mar 2014 by Dale Rosten records death in Becker Co, MN and an "unmarked grave" at Sorum Cemetery in Badger Twp, Polk Co, MN. However, this is the same date of death of another person name "Mari Rosten" who died in Auborn Twp, Becker Co. I have written more information on this descrepancy - she Marit's page.

Marit married Anders Rasmussen Rusten, son of Rasmus Amundsen Røsten and Ingeborg Olsdatter Femundsenden, on 30 Jun 1861 in Os-Tolga, Hedmark, Norway.⁵⁵¹⁹ (Anders Rasmussen Rusten was born on 9 Jul 1832 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway,¹¹⁶³ died on 5 Jul 1905 in Polk Co , Minnesota, United States ^1163,5524 and was buried in Sorum Cemetery, Badger Twp, Polk Co, Minnesota, United States ⁵⁵²¹.)