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- Bio: Britha was born at the Tøtland farm, Rogaland, Norway the daughter of Endre Henrikson and Asa Osmundsdtr.On March 16, 1837, she married Elling Oleson Breiland.To this union 8 children were born, Ole, Britha, Aasa, Thore, Anna (born and died in Norway, 1852), Endre, an infant son and Andreas.In 1856, Britha came with her family, consisting of husband, Elling, son Ole and wife Anna, daughters Britha and Aasa, sons Thore and Endre and her brother, Osman Tuttle and wife Helene Larsdtr to America. Britha was pregnant and gave birth to an son on board ship on July 6th, 1856 near Quebec. The baby died soon after. The family first located in Illinois, but then moved on to Benton County, Iowa, finally settling in Hamilton County, Iowa in 1857.Britha and Elling's family took the farm name, Breiland as their surname, changing the spelling to Braland or Breland.Britha's name was Americanized to Bestey. Son Anreas was born in Iowa in 1857.
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