Govert Govertsen Dyrland

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About Govert Govertsen Dyrland

Govert was born on the island of Karmøy (Dyrland) farm to Govert Eriksen and Berta Karine Halvorsdtr. He sailed with his wife Martha and stepdaughter Knudiane on the bark "Iris", arriving in Quebec on May 3, 1866. They settled in Norway, Iowa. Govert and his wife were the parents of nine children (only two survived to adulthood), as well as his wife's daughter Knudiane and an adopted daughter Johanna Johnson.

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Govert Govertsen Dyrland's Timeline

1834
November 16, 1834
Stavanger, Norway, Europe
1859
December 14, 1859
Skudesnes, Rogaland, Norway
1867
July 29, 1867
Benton County, Iowa, United States
1868
September 5, 1868
Iowa, United States
1869
December 6, 1869
IA, United States
December 6, 1869
Norway, Benton County, Iowa, United States
1871
August 2, 1871
Atkins, Benton County, Iowa, United States
August 2, 1871
Benton, Iowa, United States