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Note: N4547 (2) 1.7 Engebret Engebretson GANDRUD, 8275
Birth: 2 Mar 1844, Fl , Hallingdal, Norway
Death: 4 May 1920, Richwood Twp, Becker Co, Minnesota, age: 76
Burial: Richwood Lutheran Church Cemetery
Occ: Farmer
Reli: Lutheran
Biography: Engebrit E. Gandrud and his wife Engeborg (Lekness), and his brother Knut Gandrud and his wife Kristi, immigrated from Norway and arrived in New York Harbor on July 4, 1871, migrating from New York to Nerstrand, Minnesota where they spent that next summer, fall and winter. OnSeptember 20, 1872 Albert E. Gandrud was born in Rice County near Nerstrand. The next spring of 1873, when Albert E. was 8 months old, they purchased a yoke of oxen and a wagon, and equipped themselves to migrate to Becker County, traveling by ox team the entire distance in company with a few other immigrants who left at that same time. Engebrit and Knut Gandrud arrived at Audubon, Minnesota on July 4, 1873. They met an old friend there, Embreget Vold, who interested them in looking at some land in ichwoodTownship. They
went there that summer and spent the first fall and winter months in asod
hut in Section 16 in Richwod Township. In the spring of 1874, Engebrit
Gandrud bought the homestead rights of Ole Qualley who had staked out his
homestead on the west shore of the lake, south of the church, knownnow as
the Gandrud farm. Engebrit Gandrud, Knute Gandrud, Dan Lodin andfamilies
were the first families to join the congregation after its formal
organization date, being officially recorded as joining thecongregation at
the annual meeting on Sept. 21, 1874, held at the Richard Evenson loghouse.
Engebrit and Engeborg are buried beside each other in the family lotin the
adjoining church cemetery.1
Peter Gandrud Comments: This family, like the Anners and GjertrudeGandrud
(my great grand parents) also lived first near Nerstrand, Minnesota,arriving four
years later.
Ebenhard Gandrud told me that the family was heading for Fargo wherethey
had plans to meet some friends from Norway. As they traveled west,north of
Detroit Lakes, their cow decided it was time to calve. They had togive the
cow some time to rest up and while this was happening they scoutedaround
the area, decided it looked like a good place to settle, and so theydid.
This does entirely agee with the biography in the church history, butis
true, according to Ebenhard Gandrud, grandson of the immigrants.
Spouse: Ingeborg LEKNESS, 8281
Birth: 8 Oct 1847, Fl , Hallingdal, Norway
Death: 8 Nov 1943, Richwood Twp, Becker Co, Minnesota, age: 96
Burial: Richwood Lutheran Church Cemetery
Father: Kristian ARNEGRD LEKNESS, 8340
Mother: Marie LEKNESS, 8341
Children: Albert E., 8282 (-1947)
Kristina Engebretsdtr, 8283
Arbo E, 8284
Gundnilje (Nellie) Engebretsdtr, 8285
Kristian (Christ) E, 8286
Edwin (Eddie) E, 8287
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