Re: Lars Heigaard
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Re: Lars Heigaard
Arlan Steinolfson 8/18/01
Actually, I have quite a bit of information regarding the descendants of Lars Heigaard, just not his Danish ancestors, or much confirmation regarding his mother Rosa Kristjansdottir (I too think that Kristjan Sigurdsson and Helga Sigfusdottir of Bakki are her parents). Bill Heigaard is my cousin.
Nicolai Hojgaard (yes, the spellings vary considerably) married Elsa Maria Thorsteinsdottir on 9/13/1852, but her father was Thorsteinn "sterki" Gudmundsson (not Gunlaugsson) and her mother was as you said Gudridur Sigurdardottir.
Nicolai and Elsa Maria had at least 5 children, including my great-grandfather,
Thorsteinn N. Hygaard (1853-1907) who immigrated to Gardar, ND with his wife Ingigerdur Ofeigsdottir (1852-1925) in 1882.Ingigerdur's mother (Gudrun Thorgrimsdottir) and stepfather (Grimur Einarsson) had come to N.D. in 1876.Gudrun Thorgrimsdottir died in 1882 and is buried in Gardar.
Thorstein Hygaard and Kristjan Thordur Heigaard are brothers, and Kristjan Thordur is Bill Heigaard's grandfather.
There are many spellings - Hoigaard, Hojgaard, Hoygaard, Hygaard, Heigaard, and even Haggarson (when the census was done in North Dakota in 1885).
I'd be happy to correspond with you more to share you any info.
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