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Maria <I>Andersen</I> Stedje

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Maria Andersen Stedje

Birth
Praesto, Vordingborg Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
Death
22 Sep 1944 (aged 82)
Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Nelson, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA GPS-Latitude: 45.8778152, Longitude: -95.2533493
Plot
Sec. 2 Blk 2 Lot 2E
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Spouse: Olaf J. Stedje
Parents of Maria Andersen Stedje:
Maren Jensen, Jacob Andersen

Parents of Maria Stedje: Miss Maren Jensen was born July 4th 1834 at Spjellerup, Denmark. On Aug. 23, 1858 she and Jacob Andersen were married. They remained in Denmark until leaving for America in 1870. They came direct to Nelson, Minnesota and settled on the farm now known as the Miller farm and on which a part of Nelson town is now located. Four children were born to them. One died at the age of four, the other three are Maria (Mrs. O.J.) Stedje of Osakis, Mrs. R. J. Jobes of Alexandria and Stina (Mrs. Alfred) Knudson of Osakis, who remain to mourn the departure of a loving and faithful mother.

From the Douglas County Album of the Ages, Douglas County, Minnesota:
"The daughters of Jacob and Maren Andersen married, and continued to live in the Alexandria area. Maria was married to Ole Stedje of Carlos and lived at the farm home with her parents where she ended her days in 1944."

DOUGLAS E - 407 06/30/1894
STEDJE, OLE O
ANDERSON, MARIE

Alexandria Post News, Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota
Thursday, July 5, 1894, page 8, col. 2.
Married, at the Minnesota House in Alexandria, June 30, by Judge Sexton, Mr. Ole O. Stedje and Miss Marie Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Anderson.
(Marie's parents the Andersons, owned the Minnesota House Hotel in downtown Alexandria, west side, between 6th and 7th aves. middle of the block)

They were living together in 1895, but what happened?
Ole Stedje
Minnesota State Census, 1895
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Name:
Ole Stedje
Event Place:
Alexandria village, Douglas, Minnesota
Age (Original):
39y
Birth Year (Estimated):
1856
Birthplace:
Norway
Race (Original):
W
Gender:
Male
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Ole Stedje Male 39y Norway
Marie Stedje Female 33y Denmark

1880 census:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ9Q-QLT
name : Maria Anderson
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Osakis, Douglas, Minnesota, United States
gender: Female
age: 18
marital status : Single
occupation :
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Daughter
birthplace : Denmark
birthdate : 1862
spouse's name :
spouse's birthplace :
father's name : Jacob Anderson
father's birthplace : Denmark
mother's name : Mary Anderson
mother's birthplace : Denmark
page : 503
page character : D
entry number : 534
nara film number : T9-0618
gs film number : 1254618
digital folder number: 004242000
image number: 00694
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Jacob Anderson M 44 Denmark
wife Mary Anderson F 46 Denmark
daughter Maria Anderson F 18 Denmark
daughter Stine Anderson F 4 Minnesota, United States

1870 Denmark census, Maria Andersen is Ane Maria Andersen.
261 Jacob Andersen Male 33 1837 Married Husfader Gaardfæster
262 Karen Jensen Female 35 1835 Married Husmoder
263 Ane Marie Andersen Female 8 1862 Single Datter
264 Ane Andersen Female 6 1864 Single Datter
265 Inger Kirstine Andersen Female 3 1867 Single Datter

The information for Maria Andersen specifically, on the 1870 census in Denmark:

Census Year 1870
Name Ane Marie Andersen
Gender Kvinde (female)
Age 8
Born Year 1862
Born Placename Spjellerup sogn (parish), Præstø amt (municipality)
House Role Datter (daughter)
Marital Status Ugift (unmarried)
Family No. 38
Matr no. en Gaard
Parish Spjellerup
Hundred Fakse
County Præstø
Placename Spjellerup by
Religion Lutheraner
Original Religion Lutheran
Record No. 263

The emigration record for this family leaving Denmark on May 12, 1870.
The Father:
Name: Andersen, Jacob Occupation: Landmand
Age: 33 Destination: Iowa City
Contract no.: 114500 Registration date: 5/12/1870
Last res. parish: Fakse Last res. county: Præstø
Last residence: Faxe, Præstø A. Destination country: USA
Destination city: Iowa City Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte
IDcode: I6971A1817

The Mother:
Name: Andersen, Maren Occupation: Hustru
Age: 35 Destination: Iowa City
Contract no.: 114500 Registration date: 5/12/1870
Last res. parish: Fakse Last res. county: Præstø
Last residence: Faxe, Præstø A. Destination country: USA
Destination city: Iowa City Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte
IDcode: I6971A1818

The three daughters:

Name: Andersen, Ane
Occupation: Barn
Age: 06 Destination: Iowa City
Contract no.: 114500 Registration date: 5/12/1870
Last res. parish: Fakse Last res. county: Præstø
Last residence: Faxe, Præstø A. Destination country: USA
Destination city: Iowa City Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte
IDcode: I6971A1902

Name: Andersen, Stine
Occupation: Barn
Age: 03 Destination: Iowa City
Contract no.: 114500 Registration date: 5/12/1870
Last res. parish: Fakse Last res. county: Præstø
Last residence: Faxe, Præstø A. Destination country: USA
Destination city: Iowa City Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte
IDcode: I6971A1903

Name: Andersen, Marie
Occupation: Barn
Age: 08 Destination: Iowa City
Contract no.: 114500 Registration date: 5/12/1870
Last res. parish: Fakse Last res. county: Præstø
Last residence: Faxe, Præstø A. Destination country: USA
Destination city: Iowa City Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte
IDcode: I6971A1901

In 1904 when Maria's father died, one of his obituaries noted that Maria "Mrs. Stedje" was living in Bemidji, Minnesota. By 1905 she was back with her mother in Osakis Township, but Ole Stedje was not with her there. Perhaps he died by then.
Maria and Ole Stedje married in June 1894. At that time her family owned the Minnesota House, a hotel in downtown Alexandria. A short article in the Alexandria newspaper of Feb. 1894 said that Ole Stedje was staying at the Minnesota House (hotel in downtown Alexandria) after a long illness of three weeks. That may be how they met and married a few months later.
Spouse: Olaf J. Stedje
Parents of Maria Andersen Stedje:
Maren Jensen, Jacob Andersen

Parents of Maria Stedje: Miss Maren Jensen was born July 4th 1834 at Spjellerup, Denmark. On Aug. 23, 1858 she and Jacob Andersen were married. They remained in Denmark until leaving for America in 1870. They came direct to Nelson, Minnesota and settled on the farm now known as the Miller farm and on which a part of Nelson town is now located. Four children were born to them. One died at the age of four, the other three are Maria (Mrs. O.J.) Stedje of Osakis, Mrs. R. J. Jobes of Alexandria and Stina (Mrs. Alfred) Knudson of Osakis, who remain to mourn the departure of a loving and faithful mother.

From the Douglas County Album of the Ages, Douglas County, Minnesota:
"The daughters of Jacob and Maren Andersen married, and continued to live in the Alexandria area. Maria was married to Ole Stedje of Carlos and lived at the farm home with her parents where she ended her days in 1944."

DOUGLAS E - 407 06/30/1894
STEDJE, OLE O
ANDERSON, MARIE

Alexandria Post News, Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota
Thursday, July 5, 1894, page 8, col. 2.
Married, at the Minnesota House in Alexandria, June 30, by Judge Sexton, Mr. Ole O. Stedje and Miss Marie Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Anderson.
(Marie's parents the Andersons, owned the Minnesota House Hotel in downtown Alexandria, west side, between 6th and 7th aves. middle of the block)

They were living together in 1895, but what happened?
Ole Stedje
Minnesota State Census, 1895
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Name:
Ole Stedje
Event Place:
Alexandria village, Douglas, Minnesota
Age (Original):
39y
Birth Year (Estimated):
1856
Birthplace:
Norway
Race (Original):
W
Gender:
Male
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Ole Stedje Male 39y Norway
Marie Stedje Female 33y Denmark

1880 census:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ9Q-QLT
name : Maria Anderson
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Osakis, Douglas, Minnesota, United States
gender: Female
age: 18
marital status : Single
occupation :
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Daughter
birthplace : Denmark
birthdate : 1862
spouse's name :
spouse's birthplace :
father's name : Jacob Anderson
father's birthplace : Denmark
mother's name : Mary Anderson
mother's birthplace : Denmark
page : 503
page character : D
entry number : 534
nara film number : T9-0618
gs film number : 1254618
digital folder number: 004242000
image number: 00694
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Jacob Anderson M 44 Denmark
wife Mary Anderson F 46 Denmark
daughter Maria Anderson F 18 Denmark
daughter Stine Anderson F 4 Minnesota, United States

1870 Denmark census, Maria Andersen is Ane Maria Andersen.
261 Jacob Andersen Male 33 1837 Married Husfader Gaardfæster
262 Karen Jensen Female 35 1835 Married Husmoder
263 Ane Marie Andersen Female 8 1862 Single Datter
264 Ane Andersen Female 6 1864 Single Datter
265 Inger Kirstine Andersen Female 3 1867 Single Datter

The information for Maria Andersen specifically, on the 1870 census in Denmark:

Census Year 1870
Name Ane Marie Andersen
Gender Kvinde (female)
Age 8
Born Year 1862
Born Placename Spjellerup sogn (parish), Præstø amt (municipality)
House Role Datter (daughter)
Marital Status Ugift (unmarried)
Family No. 38
Matr no. en Gaard
Parish Spjellerup
Hundred Fakse
County Præstø
Placename Spjellerup by
Religion Lutheraner
Original Religion Lutheran
Record No. 263

The emigration record for this family leaving Denmark on May 12, 1870.
The Father:
Name: Andersen, Jacob Occupation: Landmand
Age: 33 Destination: Iowa City
Contract no.: 114500 Registration date: 5/12/1870
Last res. parish: Fakse Last res. county: Præstø
Last residence: Faxe, Præstø A. Destination country: USA
Destination city: Iowa City Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte
IDcode: I6971A1817

The Mother:
Name: Andersen, Maren Occupation: Hustru
Age: 35 Destination: Iowa City
Contract no.: 114500 Registration date: 5/12/1870
Last res. parish: Fakse Last res. county: Præstø
Last residence: Faxe, Præstø A. Destination country: USA
Destination city: Iowa City Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte
IDcode: I6971A1818

The three daughters:

Name: Andersen, Ane
Occupation: Barn
Age: 06 Destination: Iowa City
Contract no.: 114500 Registration date: 5/12/1870
Last res. parish: Fakse Last res. county: Præstø
Last residence: Faxe, Præstø A. Destination country: USA
Destination city: Iowa City Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte
IDcode: I6971A1902

Name: Andersen, Stine
Occupation: Barn
Age: 03 Destination: Iowa City
Contract no.: 114500 Registration date: 5/12/1870
Last res. parish: Fakse Last res. county: Præstø
Last residence: Faxe, Præstø A. Destination country: USA
Destination city: Iowa City Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte
IDcode: I6971A1903

Name: Andersen, Marie
Occupation: Barn
Age: 08 Destination: Iowa City
Contract no.: 114500 Registration date: 5/12/1870
Last res. parish: Fakse Last res. county: Præstø
Last residence: Faxe, Præstø A. Destination country: USA
Destination city: Iowa City Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte
IDcode: I6971A1901

In 1904 when Maria's father died, one of his obituaries noted that Maria "Mrs. Stedje" was living in Bemidji, Minnesota. By 1905 she was back with her mother in Osakis Township, but Ole Stedje was not with her there. Perhaps he died by then.
Maria and Ole Stedje married in June 1894. At that time her family owned the Minnesota House, a hotel in downtown Alexandria. A short article in the Alexandria newspaper of Feb. 1894 said that Ole Stedje was staying at the Minnesota House (hotel in downtown Alexandria) after a long illness of three weeks. That may be how they met and married a few months later.


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  • Created by: Rose
  • Added: Oct 14, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98907092/maria-stedje: accessed ), memorial page for Maria Andersen Stedje (18 Jan 1862–22 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98907092, citing Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Rose (contributor 47954131).