Peter J. Rockstad

Baptised 24 April 1891: Edøy, Møre og Romsdal, Ministerial book no. 581A09, 1880-1919, s. 30: No. 3: Born 4 December 1890: Peder Johan. Residence: Rokstad (Følsnesskaget).

Smøla bygdebok I, p. 299 (Rokstad, Fugelsnes): 2. Peder Johan, born 1890, emigrated to America (Lansing, Michigan), and was there married to Brit Åsbø.

Seeking information on the Rokstad surname in Norway: The correct spelling (...) is Peder Raakstad. Peder and his wife, Bridt, were charter members of the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lansing, Michigan. The following is the information that they provided to the Swedish pastor (Rev. August P. Säter) at the time they joined the church, which was Nov. 25, 1917: Peder was born December 24, 1890 at Edö Prest Gäld, Norway. Mr. Raakstad arrived in America from Edö Norway in 1909. Mr. Raakstad changed his name at some point in time to: Peter J. Rockstad. Peder married Bridt Aasbo on October 18, 1913. She was born in Stangvik, Normor amt. County, Norway, on March 23, 1892. Bridt changed her name to: Bertha Ösbo Rockstad. She died at the age of 78 in 1970 in Lansing. Peter died at age 69 in 1960 in Lansing.

Find-A-Grave: Peter J. Rockstad. Birth: Dec. 24, 1890. Death: Mar. 9, 1960. Spouse: Bertha Rockstad (1892 - 1970). Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, USA (plot: Sec. D).

Døpt 24. april 1891: Edøy, Møre og Romsdal, Ministerialbok nr. 581A09, 1880-1919, s. 30: No. 3: Født 4. december 1890: Peder Johan. Bopæl: Rokstad (Følsnesskaget).

Smøla bygdebok I: Gards- og ættesoge for Ytre Roksvåg - Vikan, s. 299 (Rokstad, gnr. 2; Fugelsnes, bnr. 11): 2. Peder Johan, f. 1890, reiste til Amerika (Lansing, Michigan), og ble der gift med Brit Åsbø.