Christopher Trulson GORDER

   Another name for Christopher was Christopher Trulson GAARDER.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: farm Gaarder østre, 1865, Ullensaker, Akershus, Norway. District no. School distr. Local parish Parish Farm Landed property no.
1018 1 1ste Hovind og Ullensager Ullensager Gaarder østre 56f, 57k

Pers.no. New household Given name Last name Family pos. Occupation Marital status Age Sex Birth place Cattle Sheep Barley Oat Potatoes
6403 1 1 Christoffer Truelsen hp Selveier, tømmermand g 38 m Ullensager 1 1 1/4 1/2 2 1/2
6404 2 Marie Johannesdatter Kone til nr. 1 g 36 k Ullensager
6405 3 Ole Christoffersen Søn av nr. 1 og nr. 2 ug 16 m Ullensager
6406 4 Torenius Christoffersen Søn av nr. 1 og nr. 2 ug 13 m Ullensager
6407 5 Johanne Christoffersdatter Datter av nr. 1 og nr. 2 ug 10 k Ullensager
6408 6 Anne Marie Christoffersdatter Datter av nr. 1 og nr. 2 ug 7 k Ullensager
6409 7 Inger Christoffersdatter Datter av nr. 1 og nr. 2 ug 4 k Ullensager
6410 8 Gustav Christoffersen Søn av nr. 1 og nr. 2 ug 2 m Ullensager
6411 9 Lisbet Poulsdatter M til nr. 1 Fattiglem e 74 k Nannestad

• Immigration: from Norway, 1867, America. the rest of the family later sailed to America via Quebec on the English Queen Victoria, 29 April 1868

#25 and #26 p440?

Ship Nor
Departure Christiania May 21
Arrival Quebec July 14
Source NAC C-4522 list 67

Christoffer Trulsen Gaarder adult m Residence Ullensager

• Census: Arendahl, District 15, 1900, Fillmore County, MN. line 79

60 73 Gorder John 32 Jun 1867 m5 Norway i1868
--- Inger 25 Apr 1875 m5 3/3 MN
--- Cora 4 Des 1895
--- Julia 2 Oct 1897
--- Lella 1 Feb 1899
--- Christaffer 73 Mar 1827 father m50 i1868
--- Maria 70 Jan 1830 mother m50 i1868
--- Thare 43 Jun 1856 son i1868

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• Cemetery: Arendahl Cemetery, 1915, Fillmore County, MN. GORDER, CHRISTOPHER APRIL 26, 1827 - JUNE 19, 1915 UNMARKED, HUSBAND OF MARIA
GORDER, INGER 1875 - 1928 WIFE OF JOHN, DAU OF LARS and MARGRETHE OLNESS
GORDER, JOHN 1867 - 1946 HUSBAND OF INGER, SON OF CHRISTOPHER and MARIA
GORDER, JOSEPH 1909 - 1918 UNMARKED,SON OF JOHN and INGER
GORDER, KRISTINE MAR. 31, 1872 - MAY 21, 1879 UNMARKED, DAU OF CHRISTOPHER and MARIA
GORDER, MARIA JAN. 9, 1830 - APR. 27, 1906 NMARKED, WIFE OF CHRISTOPHER
GORDER, SARAH MAY 24, 1901 - JUNE 1, 1901 UNMARKED, DAU OF JOHN and INGER

• Biography: school report by great grandchild, ca 1960. Written by a great-grandchild of Johanna Gorder Moran in the mid 1960s for a school report:

"Johanna Caroline came to America from Norway at the age of eleven. Her father Christopher came first and a year later sent his family, all except Ole, who was the oldest. Ole came on a steamship a year later, 1868.
Marie Gorder and the children came on a sailship. There was an epidemic of measles on the ship which killed the youngest Gorder child. She was buried at Quebec, Canada since they were close to shore. Later another also died of measles. From Canada the family came to Rushford Minnesota.
While in Norway, Johanna and her brother Tom would pick up lead bullets from the guns of the Norwegian soldiers. They lived near a field where the soldiers had target practice. Sometimes the lead would still be hot when the picked it up. They sold the lead back to the soldiers. They picked lillies of the valley which they sold, too. They saved all their pennies so they could come to America. When they arrived in this country, they began working for other people. Johanna made twenty-five cents a week, but then calico only cost three cents a yard.
In Norway, my great, great uncle Ole Christopher Gorder received a seal from the King. He saved a group of soldiers from being attacked by a vicious stallion. He was injured in doing so."

Christopher married Maria Johansdtr SUNDBY, daughter of Johan Thronsen SUNDBYEIE and Unknown, on 29 Dec 1850 in Ullensaker, Akershus, Norway.¹ (Maria Johansdtr SUNDBY was born on 9 Jan 1830 in Ullensaker, Akershus, Norway and died on 27 Apr 1906 in Fillmore County, MN ².)