Reverend Christian Tollefsen Saugstad
Grue Norwegian Lutheran Church, Buxton, ND
1880 - 1889

​​Rev Christian Tollefesen Saugstad
Born - Jun 13, 1838 Norway
Died - Mar 13, 1897 (aged 58) Bella Coola, Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Buried - Hagensborg Cemetery, Hagensborg, Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

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Christian in 1872 was called as new pastor to the Trysil Church congregation. The first recorded death in the records of Trysil Cemetery is his son Theodore who died in 1874. Randine died in 1877 after giving birth to twins. One twin died the same day and the other twin died at 18 months.

E.P. Lobeck diary, Entry for April 28, 1877 ___
"Mrs. Saustad died after delivering twins. One was stillborn."
Entry for May 1, 1877 ___
"They were buried."

After Randine's death, Rev. Saugstad married Gunhilde Marie Ovesdtr. Myhr on May 1, 1878 at Trysil Church. Later they moved west and established the community of Bella Coola, BC, Canada.

Rev. Christian Saugstad_Part 1 Written by Sandra Lawrence WAHS Published Oct 5, 2016 by LaCrosse Tribune  
Rev. Christian Saugstad_Part 2 Written by Sandra Lawrence WAHS Published Oct 12, 2016 by LaCrosse Tribune

​Randienne Johnsdtr Kvernstuen Saugstad  1st Wife
Born - Apr 26, 1837 Gjøvik, Gjøvik kommune, Oppland fylke, Norway
Died - Apr 28, 1877 (aged 40) Holmes City, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA
Buried - Trysil-Bethseda Lutheran Cemetery, Holmes City, Douglas Co Minnesota, USA

Daughter of John Larson Kvernstuen & Ingeborg Pedersdtr Gullord. Randine came from Coon Prairie, WI to Holmes City with her husband Christian in 1872 when he was called as new pastor to the Trysil Church congregation. The first recorded death in the records of Trysil Cemetery is their son Theodore who died in 1874. Randine died in 1877 after giving birth to twins. One twin died the same day and the other twin died at 18 months.
E.P. Lobeck diary, Entry for April 28, 1877 ___
"Mrs. Saustad died after delivering twins. One was stillborn."
Entry for May 1, 1877 ___
"They were buried."

After Randine's death, Rev. Saugstad married Gunil Marie Ovesdtr. Myhr on May 1, 1878 at Trysil Church. Later they moved west and established the community of Bella Coola, BC, Canada.

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​Gunnhilde "Marie" Myhr Saugstad   2nd Wife
Born - May 18, 1859
Died - Oct 20, 1937 (aged 78)
Buried - Hagensborg Cemetery, Hagensborg, Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

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