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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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 Posted - 06/10/2026 : 23:27:42
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Andrew O Moe ended up traveling on from Minnesota to North Dakota where he died in 1920. I think the birth date on his death record for FAG is suspect as is his year of migration.
Andrew O. Moe
U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Name
Andrew O. Moe
Gender
Male
Birth Date
14 Dec 1837
Birth Place
Norway
Death Date
14 Dec 1920
Death Place
Rugby, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America
Cemetery
Persilla Watts Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place
Rugby, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America
Has Bio?
Y
Spouse
Mathia O. Moe
Children
Henry A Moe
Mabel Oliver
Oliver A. Moe
Olena Fowler
Albert Moe
Bertha Blessum
FAG
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 06/10/2026 : 23:30:03
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From the FAG
He immigrated to the US in 1854, settling in Green Co., WI. A Civil War Vet., he enlisted with Co. E, 15 Wis. Infantry on Dec. 26, 1861 and received a medical discharge at camp near Murfreesboro, TN on May 19, 1863.
He enrolled into service again with Co. G, 7 Wis. Infantry on Nov. 10, 1864 at Prairie du Chien, WI. He mustered out of service in Washington, DC on June 5, 1865.
On March 22, 1867, in Adams Twp., Green Co., WI, he was married to Mathia O. (Mattie) Haugen and had 10 children.
They lived in Hayfield, Dodge Co., MN for a number of years before moving to Rugby, ND.
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 06/10/2026 : 23:33:11
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Some interesting info in the FAG from the first daughter
Bertha Moe Blessum
BIRTH
22 Jul 1870
Adams, Green County, Wisconsin, USA
DEATH
25 Jan 1909 (aged 38)
Pierce County, North Dakota, USA
BURIAL
Persilla Watts Cemetery
Rugby, Pierce County, North Dakota, USA
MEMORIAL ID
271875744 · View Source
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AntonH
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 08/10/2026 : 16:04:08
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A Naturalization Record gives some information on her including her birth date and emigration. According to this document she left Drammen in 1858 on the ship called Balder.
Mathia Moe
U.S., Naturalization Records, 1840-1957
Name
Mathia Moe
Gender
Female
[Female]
Record Type
Naturalization Declaration
Birth Date
22 Jan 1847
Arrival Date
4 Jul 1858
Departure Place
Drammen, Norway
Relationship
Self (Head)
Ship
Balder
Court
District Court
Description
(Roll 096) Petitions For Naturalization 121-124; 12001-12359; 2/25/24-4/24/24
Household (Name) Relationship
Mathia Moe Self (Head)
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1193/records/5156952
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 08/10/2026 : 16:13:39
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The FAG website lists her last name as Haugen, probably a farm name. And the middle initial is probably short for Olsdatter with her father first name being Ole or some version of Ole.
Mathia O. Moe
U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Name
Mathia O. Moe
Maiden Name
Haugen
Gender
Female
Birth Date
1846
Death Date
12 Mar 1928
Cemetery
Olivewood Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place
Riverside, Riverside County, California, United States of America
Has Bio?
N
Spouse
Andrew O. Moe
Children
Henry A Moe
Oliver A. Moe
Olena Fowler
Albert Moe
Bertha Blessum
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/277306017
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 10/10/2026 : 20:55:09
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The OP asked about children to Andr3ew and Mathia Moe. Family Trees show 11 children so this will be a very long list.
Here is the 1880 Census for the family and is a good starting point.
Andrew Moe
Census • United States, Census, 1880
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ93-T42?lang=en
At tree is listed for the family as well.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/pedigree/landscape/L6GD-5RY
The Tree is somewhat worthwhile for Olina Moe, Henry Moe, Albert Moe, and Mabel Tonnete Moe.
Covered below will be
Bertha Moe 1870
Oliver 1871
Anna Moe 1873
Olina Moe 1874
Henry Moe 1877
Albert Moe 1879
August Moe 1881
Christian Moe 1884
Malina Andrea Moe 1886
Theodore Moe 1890
Mabel Moe 1892
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 10/10/2026 : 20:59:30
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The eldest child Bertha O Moe married a John Blessom in 1893 in Minnesota.
Bertha A Moe
Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2022
Name
Bertha A Moe
Marriage Date
12 Jun 1893
Marriage Place
Dodge, Minnesota, USA
Spouse
John O Blessum
Certificate Number
D-279b
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70873/records/90561184
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 10/10/2026 : 21:10:03
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The best source for the Blessum family is FAG
Bertha Blessum
U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Name
Bertha Blessum
Maiden Name
Moe
Gender
Female
Birth Date
22 Jul 1870
Birth Place
Adams, Green County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Death Date
25 Jan 1909
Death Place
Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America
Cemetery
Persilla Watts Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place
Rugby, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America
Has Bio?
Y
Father
Andrew O. Moe
Mother
Mathia O. Moe
Spouse
John Olson Blessum
Children
Olgar Arnold Blessum
Tillie Josephine Laird
Mildred Georgiana McCormack
Elmer Arnold Blessum
Girl Blessum
Infant Blessum
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/242653485
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AntonH
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Andrew O. Moe and Mathia Moe and children
