Adolph Andreasson Brandsberg (Adolf) 
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Birth Notes
The Brandsberg name comes from the name of the farm in Sogndal where Adoph was born. It was common to have the last name of the area where one was born. The first recorded use of the name was in 1619 for Kolbjorn Brandsberg athis birth with the next four generations of Brandsbergs living there. The family farm then transferred to another family the Bjornsens.
General Notes
m.16-10-1912 Sogndal, Norway, he was 40 1/2 when he married for the first time.
Traveled to the US in 1887, 1892, 1894, most of the time passing through Ellis Island.
Came to the US the October 6, 1901 on the ship Umbria from Liverpool to New York, October 16, 1906 on the ship Oscar II, on the SS Bergensfjord, December 26, 1923 from Stavanger to New York, and again on the SS Stavangerfjord, March 24, 1930
Andreas Brandsberg lived in his father's home in Sogndalatrand, built around 1840, constructed as a one floor home, bought by his father Adolf Brandsberg. He was the second owner. When times were good he constructed another story on the home and used the first floor as a store selling clothing and food to the miners who worked the Blue Mountain Mine, run by an English company about 10 km from Sogndal. When the mines were closed business fell off, ships discontinued coming to Sogndal and in order to support his family he moved to America to send money home to support his family. He lived in the US for about thirty years before he returned to Norway for good when he was 64/65 years old. He made several trips home through the years. His wife, Anna Cecilie stayed in Sogndal with her sick mother who could not make the trip and who had moved in with them.
He worked for Pierpont Morgan and The Jennings in New York City, two multi-millionaires big in industry as a gentleman's gentleman, during the best times in America. These two families were badly impacted by the 1929 crash.
He moved back to Norway in 1938 for good.
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United States Census, 1930 for Adolph Brandsberg
Name: Adolph Brandsberg
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Age: 58
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Norway
Estimated Birth Year: 1872
Immigration Year: 1888
Relationship to Head of Household: Servant
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Enumeration District Number: 123
Family Number: 365
Sheet Number and Letter: 16B
Line Number: 58
NARA Publication: T626, roll 256
Film Number: 2339991
Digital Folder Number: 4531860
Image Number: 01001
Household Gender Age
Oliver G Jennings M 64
Mary B Jennings F 58
Susan H Urquhart F 37
Magne S Sunde M 25
Adolph Brandsberg M 58
Thora Lund F 66
Clara Thompson F 60
Gedrun Neshus F 27
Alfred S Severence M 57
Bridget J Egan F 22
Albert G Cox M 41
Suzanne Etienne F 28
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1689 in Bakke, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.18 Jun 1766 in Bakke, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.24 Feb 1732 in Bakke, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.24 Oct 1790 in Bakke, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1689 in Bakke, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.30 Jan 1769 in Barstad, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.09 Sep 1770 in Brandsberg, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1829 in Bakke, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.20 Sep 1801 in Brandsberg, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.29 Mar 1859 in Lindland,Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1718 d.25 Feb 1782
- b.1735 in Maal (Mål), Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1864 in Åvedal, Lund
- b.1720 d.1775 in Lund, Rogaland, Norway
- b.01 Dec 1776 in Maal (Mål), Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1861 in Maal (Mål), Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1709 in Ytre Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1786
- b.1742 in Solbjørg, Lund, Rogaland, Norway d.10 Feb 1841 in Ovedal, Lund, Rogaland, Norway
- b.31 Oct 1842 in Stranden, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.31 Mar 1921 in Sogndalstrand,Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway,
- b.1707 in Store Egeli, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1801 in Gursli, Lund, Norway
- b.24 Nov 1765 in Store Egeli, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1852
- b.1721 in Store Egeli, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.May 1805 in Tjellesvik, Lund, Norway
- b.23 May 1809 in Egeli, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.05 Feb 1902 in Lindland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1728 in Ytre Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1742 in Ytre Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1728 in Ytre Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.16 Apr 1769
- b.1703 in Solbjørg, Lund, Rogaland, Norway d.1731 in Solberg, Lund, Norway
- b.1765 in Store Egeli, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.20 Jul 1843 in Ytre Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1698 in Indre Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1759 in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.31 Aug 1729 in Ytre Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.28 Dec 1769 in Indre Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1698 in Steinberg, Lund, Rogaland, Norway d.1793 in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.25 Jan 1872 in Sogndalstrand, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.25 Jan 1957 in Brandsberg, Sogndal, Norway
- b.1688 in Hauge, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1740 in Hauge, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.27 Jan 1709 in Lauland (Lovland), Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1765 in Lauland (Lovland), Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b. in Indre Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1760 in Indre Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.03 Mar 1751 in Lauland (Lovland), Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1827 in Lauland (Lovland), Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1722 in Lauland (Lovland), Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1786 in Lauland (Lovland), Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.12 Jun 1797 in Kaltes Berglyd, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1882 in Lauland (Lovland), Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1700 in Barstad, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1762 in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1727 in Ostre Barstad, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.Feb 1806 in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1688 in Orsland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1733
- b.1769 in Ostre Barstad, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1852 in Lauland (Lovland), Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1693 in Midtbø, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.Dec 1768 in Midtbø, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1728 in Ostre Regeland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1807 in Ovre Regeland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1696 in Ovre Regeland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1764 in Ovre Regeland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.28 Mar 1843 in Lauland (Lovland), Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.12 Jul 1920 in Eikedal, Sogndal, Norway
- b.25 Jan 1761 in Ostre Barstad, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1842 in Øksnedal, Bakke, Sokndal, Norway
- b.08 Jun 1807 in Ostre Barstad, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1883 in Ostre Barstad, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1700 in Barstad, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1762 in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1727 in Ostre Barstad, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.Feb 1806 in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1688 in Orsland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1733
- b.1764 in Ostre Barstad, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1854
- b.1693 in Midtbø, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.Dec 1768 in Midtbø, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1728 in Ostre Regeland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1807 in Ovre Regeland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
- b.1696 in Ovre Regeland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d.1764 in Ovre Regeland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
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Individual Additional Information
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Associated external link http://www.sosialklubben.net/snw/aettesoge/strand.htm
Wife's Pictures
Adolph and Anna Cecilie were married. They had four sons named Andreas , Thorleif, Reidar and Birger.
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Children
Death Notes
Social Security Death Index
about Andrew Brandsberg
Name: Andrew Brandsberg
SSN: 139-24-3527
Last Residence: 07080 South Plainfield, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States of America
Born: 7 Sep 1913
Died: 14 Oct 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: New Jersey (Before 1951)
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
about Andrew Brandsberg
Name: Andrew Brandsberg
Service Info.: PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 7 Sep 1913
Death Date: 14 Oct 2003
Cemetery: Hillside Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 1401 Woodland Avenue Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Andreas Brandsberg
Andreas was born on September 7th, 1913 in Sogndalstrand, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway.3 He died due to heart failure at the age of 90 on October 14th, 2003 in Plainfield, New Jersey. He was buried in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Hillside Cemetary.4 3
Thorleif Adolfson Brandsberg
Thorleif was born on March 11th, 1914 in Sogndalstrand, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway.5 6 He died at the age of 94 on December 1st, 2008 in Solbø, Norway.7
Reidar Brandsberg
Reidar was born on March 16th, 1916 in Sogndalstrand, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway.8 He died at the age of 89 on July 20th, 2005 in Egersund, Rogland, Norway. He was buried in Eikedal graveyard, Sokndal, Norway.8
Birger Brandsberg
Birger was born on November 6th, 1921 in Sogndalstrand, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway and his baptism.5 He died at the age of 82 on January 13th, 2004 in Grimstad, Norway. He was buried in Landvik nye kirkegård, Grimstad, Norway.
