Johan (John) Olsen Sønju

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Johan (John) Olsen Sønju

Also Known As: "John"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
Death: December 21, 1914 (68)
Lake Eunice, Becker County, Minnesota, United States
Place of Burial: Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Ole Helgesen Sønju and Ingeberg Olsdatter / Gulbrandsdatter Sønju
Husband of Anne Sørine Helgesdatter Sønju
Father of Helen Peterson; Ole Jonsen Sonju; Julius Sønju; Bertha Sønju; Ingvald J. Sonju and 1 other
Brother of Hans Olsen Sønju; Olaus Olsen Senjem; Bernthard Norton Olson Sonju Sinjem; Andreas Julius Olsen + and Marit Sinjem

Managed by: Lawrence W. Murphy
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About Johan (John) Olsen Sønju

Civil War veteran, enrolled in Rochester, MN March 28,1865 as a Private with Company H, !st Minn. Infantry. Mustered out July 14 1865 in Jeffersonville, IN. He married Annie Sorine Helgerson in Rock Dell, Olmsted Co. Minn. Dec. 23, 1869 by Rev. J.A. Thorsen. In 1885, he became a member of the GAR, Custer Post 44, Rochester. Before moving to Becker Co., he lived in Dodge and Olmsted Counties.

SONJU, Johan Olsen - From Eker prestegjeld, Drammen. Civil War: Private. Post war: Lived at Dodge County, Minnesota. Sources: (Ulvestad p333).

He was a brother of Olaus Olson Senjem of Dodge Co., MN and Bernthard Norton Sinjem of Brookings, SD.

Children: Julius Sonju (1872 - 1934) & Ingvald J. Sonju (1878 - 1911)

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Johan (John) Olsen Sønju's Timeline

1846
October 17, 1846
Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
December 13, 1846
Strømsø, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway
1868
August 29, 1868
Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States
1871
October 10, 1871
MN, United States
1872
August 12, 1872
Vernon, Dodge County, Minnesota, United States
1876
1876
Wisconsin, United States
1878
1878
Dodge County, Minnesota, United States
1879
1879
1914
December 21, 1914
Age 68
Lake Eunice, Becker County, Minnesota, United States