FIFTH GENERATION

59. Berndt Fredrik Bengtson Rev^{(102) (158)} was born on 12 Sep 1852 in Drared, Veddige, Halland, Sweden. Father Lars listed as å (?) at No. 1 Drared. Age of mother is 31. Witnesses were And. Andersson and wife Anna Br. Larsdotter of No. 1 Drared, Joh B. Bö, C, Bö, Minu (?) Johansdotter. He was christened on 16 Sep 1852. He immigrated in 1867 to to U.S. from Ä, Sweden. He was confirmed in 1870. He was ordained on 28 Jun 1885 in Rockford, Illinois. Augustana Theological seminary ? - 1885
Providence Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church, near Dawson, Minnesota 1885-1901
Coos Bay, now Trinity Lutheran Church, Marshfield, Oregon, 1901-1909 He died on 21 Jul 1934 in Providence Valley, near Dawson, Minnesota. During the last few years he was an invalid and totally blind. He suffered a stroke in 1930 which left his right side paralyzed and bereft him of speech. Retired in 1909.
Returned to Providence Valley from Oregon in 1917.

He was married to Anna Johanna Anderson on 25 Mar 1875 in Batavia, IL.⁽¹⁵⁹⁾ The marriage record has the names as Berndt Fred Bengtsson and Anna Johanna Andersson. Anna Johanna Anderson ⁽¹⁰²⁾ was born on 10 Nov 1849 in Torps (?), Halland, Sweden. She immigrated in 1872 to from Tyskland to Batavia, Illinois. She died on 25 Feb 1894. Berndt Fredrik Bengtson Rev and Anna Johanna Anderson had the following children:

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93 ii. Albert Bengtson⁽¹⁰²⁾ was born on 22 Jul 1877 in Batavia, IL. He was baptized on 5 Aug 1877 in Batavia, IL. Sponsors were J. B. Bengtson and Anna Britta Anderson. He was confirmed on 13 Dec 1891 in Providence Valley. He died on 23 Jul 1931. Moved to South Dakota November 14, 1906.
Received back into membership at Providence Valley on June 23, 1915 after leaving Sheyenne, North Dakota in 1914.

Name of wife not yet known.
94 iii. Eddy Bengtson⁽¹⁰²⁾ was born on 5 Jan 1879 in Batavia, IL. He was baptized on 12 Jan 1879 in Batavia, IL. He was confirmed on 17 Dec 1893 in Providence Valley. Moved from Providence Valley to Fridhern (?), Minnesota May 7, 1904.
95 iv. Simon Bengtson⁽¹⁰²⁾ was born on 23 Jul 1880 in Batavia, IL. He was baptized on 8 Aug 1880 in Batavia, IL. Sponsors were Anders Bengtson and his wife, and Johnnes and Anna Bengtson. He was confirmed on 6 Dec 1896 in Providence Valley. Moved from Providence Valley, Minnesota, to Sheyenne, North Dakota on November 14, 1906.
96 v. Carl Alfred Bengtson⁽¹⁰²⁾ was born on 11 May 1882 in Batavia, IL. He was baptized on 25 May 1882 in Batavia, IL. Sponsors were Mr. Albin Anderson and his wife Anna, and Mr. and Mrs. Lars Bengtson. He was confirmed on 21 Nov 1897 in Providence Valley. Moved to South Dakota from Providence Valley, Minnesota, on November 14, 1906.
97 vi. David Leonard Bengtson^{(102) (158)} was born on 11 Mar 1885 in Batavia, IL. He was baptized on 5 Apr 1885 in Batavia, IL. Baptized in the church by the pastor G. A. Ekeborg. Sponsers were Mr. and Mrs. Anders Bengtson. He was confirmed on 7 Jul 1901 in Providence Valley. He died on 21 Sep 1948. Moved from Providence Valley, Minnesota, to Sheyenne, North Dakota, on Jan (?) 1, 1907. Received back into membership in Providence Valley on December 21, 1924.
98 vii. Johan Arthur Bernhard Bengtson was born on 19 Apr 1887 in Providence Valley. He was baptized on 30 May 1887 in Providence Valley. He died on 7 Jan 1909 in Sheyenne, North Dakota.⁽¹⁶⁰⁾ The remark concerning his death is somewhat cryptic.
99 viii. Anna Ellenova Ruth Bengtson was born on 19 Apr 1887 in Providence Valley. She was baptized on 30 May 1887 in Providence Valley.
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101 x. Julia Amanda Bengtson was born on 8 Dec 1891 in Providence Valley. She was baptized on 9 Jan 1892 in Providence Valley.

He was married to Brita Marie Dahlgren on 27 Jun 1901. Brita Marie Dahlgren was baptized in 1858. She was born on 8 Apr 1858 in Hogsared, Dalsland. She was confirmed in 1872. She died on 10 Sep 1936. Received into membership in Providence Valley in 1917 from Oregon.

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