Brede (Bredesen) Sander (1822 - 1905)

Born 12 Jan 1822 in Sander, Grue, Hedmark, Norge

Ancestors

Husband of Karen (Svenningsdatter) Sander — married 6 Apr 1848 in Grue, Hedmark, Norge

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1905 at age 83 in Glenwood Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Brede (Bredesen) Sander migrated from Norway to the USA.

Brede Bredesen Sander, son of Brede Eriksen Sander and Anne Larsdtr Skaare, was born on 12 Jan 1822 and baptized on 3 Feb in the Brandval church in Grue, Hedmark, Norway. ^[1]

The Grue parish records show that he was confirmed on 11 Oct 1835. ^[2] Though not much else is known about his early life, according to his grandson, William N. M. Johnson, he eventually grew to be 6'3" tall and cut an imposing figure with his bright red hair. ^[3] He had a daughter, Gunne, out of wedlock with Anne Gudmundsdtr Seigerud on 10 Nov 1847. Gunne was baptized on 23 Jan 1848. ^[4]

Brede married his first cousin, Karen Svenningsdtr Huseby, on 6 Apr 1848 at the Brandval church. ^[5] They had six children: ^[6]

1. Brede Bredesen Sander, Jr.
2. Anton Bredesen Sander.
3. Anna Sophia Bredesdtr Sander.
4. Ellen Marie Bredesdtr Sander.
5. Henrietta Olivia Bredesdtr Sander.
6. Bernt "Ben" Bredesen Sander.

On 15 Jun 1854 Brede received a federal land grant for 80 acres in the E 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 25 in Decorah Township. ^[7]

Brede passed away on 9 Oct 1905 in Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa and is buried at the Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery (see image). ^[8]

Research Notes

It is interesting that the land mentioned in note 7 was granted to "Brede Bredesen Modam." It appears that he used that surname as a farm name for a while. As late as 1886 the plat book for Glenwood township shows the Sander farm in Section 21 belonging to a "B. B. Mordum." ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ SAH, Grue prestekontor, Klokkerbok nr. 1, 1814-1841, s. 37. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070603230362. See also: Norway, Church Records, 1812-1938 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020. Original data: Kirkebøker 1812-1938, Arkivverket, Norge.
2. ↑ SAH, Grue prestekontor, SAH/PREST-036Ministerialbok nr. 7, 1830-1847, s. 166. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070603260508.
3. ↑ Mark D. Williams, D.M.A. Brede Bredesen Sander (1822-1905): Winneshiek County, Iowa Pioneer. (https://amzn.to/36Di3In, 2018), p. 4, citing "The Life of a Country Boy," (Unpublished manuscript, n.d.), https://johnsonbook.blogspot.com/2011/04/life-of-country-boy.html.
4. ↑ SAH, Grue prestekontor, SAH/PREST-036Ministerialbok nr. 8, 1847-1858, s. 13. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070124370384.
5. ↑ SAH, Grue prestekontor, SAH/PREST-036Ministerialbok nr. 8, 1847-1858, s. 244. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070124370617. See also: Norway, Church Records, 1812-1938 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020. Original data: Kirkebøker 1812-1938, Arkivverket, Norge.
6. ↑ Williams (2018), p. 13.
7. ↑ U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. Document Number: 16845. Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=IA1340__.051&docClass=STA&sid=xw2yb0dz.gfh. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007.
8. ↑ Gravestone. See also: Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washington, D.C.: n.p., n.d. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/637032:4711.
9. ↑ U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Various publishers of County Land Ownership Atlases. Collection Number: G&M_87; Roll Number: 87. Microfilmed by the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5512579:1127.