Gunder was born at Åsheim, Skånevik (today in Etne), Hordaland 29 Apr and christened in Skånevik 29 May 1870[1]
Census 1875[2]
Gunnar was confirmed in Skånevik 5 Oct 1884[3]
Family emigrated from Skånevik Mar 1885[4]
Family leaving Norway from Bergen on Mar. 18, 1885: Thor Sjursen Berge, 48 yrs, b. Frette, Etne kommune, Hordaland Alis Larsdatter, 42 yrs, b. Skånevik, Etne ..Gunder Thorsen Berge, 14 yrs, b. -"- ..Anna Thorsdatter, 17 yrs. b. -"-
Family took Frette/Fretty as surname upon immigration
Comment: Alice was baptised Ales The previos daughter was born in 1867 (like Anna) and called Lisabet Thor's father was Sjur Norwegians did not have middle names. Many had two first names. Rural Norwegiands did not even have a surname. They were DESCRIBED by their patronym, and in WikiTree this patronym is their LNAB, So Gunder's LNAB was Thorson and his father's was Sjurson. (-son rather than -sen in rural Western Norway)
MEMORIAL ID 58714586
Year: 1910; Census Place: Loda, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T624_292; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1374305
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Categories: Etne, Hordaland, Norway