Gustav Mathias Andreas Sivertsen (1875 - 1918)

Born 5 Jul 1875 in Selje, Nordre Bergenhus, Norge [uncertain]

Ancestors

Son of Syver Samuelsen and Rasmine Andrine Pedersdatter

Husband of Alida Marie Andreasdatter — married 8 Jul 1903 in Lundring kirke, Nordre Trondhjem, Norway

Died 18 Sep 1918 at age 43 in Arnø, Norway

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Biography

Gustav was born July 5, 1875,^[1] the second child of Sivert Samuelson and Rasmina Pedersdatter. At some time after his mother passed away in 1906, Gustav purchased the land that their family had been farming and changed the name to Westvik.^[2] For this reason he is referred to, at times, with the surname of Westvik. He passed away on 18th of July 1918^[3], a victim of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.^[3]

Research Notes

Family Search ID: Gustav Mathias Andreas Sivertsen (Samuelson) - L7BD-9WR

Sources

1. ↑ "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWZG-R8R : 23 June 2020), Gustav Matias Andreas, 1875.
2. ↑ Rasmina Beck, Our Ancestors: A Collection of Stories, Life Story of Anton Ole Bak Samuelson,(Rexburg, Idaho, unpublished narrativ : 1998), 5; narrative in possession of [private name], American Fork, UT, 2024.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6875-PF8H : 5 August 2021), Gustav Sivertsen Westvig, 1918.

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DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Price-27043 and his second cousin, MS. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents, Sivert Samuelson and Rasmina Andrine Pedersdatter. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousins, based on sharing 190 cM across 9 segments; Confidence: 68%.