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Personal data Pete Leegaard 

  • He was born on December 15, 1886 in Freeborn Co., MN.
  • He died on November 25, 1944 in Forest City, Winnebago Co., IA, he was 57 years old.
  • This information was last updated on September 25, 2010.

Household of Pete Leegaard

He is married to Karine Elise Kristine Helland.

They got married in the year 1908 at Hettinger, Adams Co., ND, he was 21 years old.

Pete Leegaard oo Karine Elise Kristine Helland

Marriage source: Cavett-Hermanson, Michelle, annotated Pedigree chart of Wayne Smith, (Scarville IA, MCH, xxix Sept MMVI)

"... 6. Pete Leegaard B. Dec 15, 1886 Freeborn Cnty, MN M. 1908 Hettinger Adams Cnty, N.D. d. Nov. 25, 1944 Forest City, IA 7. Karine Elise Kristine Helland b. Feb. 02, 1888 Tysnes, Norway d. Feb. 27, 1957 Winn. Cnty IA. ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Pearl Leegaard  1919-1972 


Notes about Pete Leegaard

Pete Leegaard

Source: Hermanson, Michelle, e-mail to David A. Navorska Subject: Genealogy - Leegaard/Cavett, (Scarville IA, MCH, vi Jul MMVI)

"... Well Pearl fits in my tree not directly but she is there. Pearl is a daughter to Pete who was my Grandpa James brother. There were 11 children in the family of Knute and Marie (Loken) Leegaard. Their names are (in no order) Lena,Gena, Pete, Esther, John, Bernt, Mable, Kalmer, James, Lawrence and Melvin. I do have an old family picture of the family if you would like., let me know. I can get no where on these parents, I do have their obits also if interested.Let me know if you have any other info also.....thanks Michelle ..."

Cavett-Hermanson, Michelle, annotated Pedigree chart of Wayne Smith, (Scarville IA, MCH, xxix Sept MMVI)

"... 6. Pete Leegaard B. Dec 15, 1886 Freeborn Cnty, MN M. 1908 Hettinger Adams Cnty, N.D. d. Nov. 25, 1944 Forest City, IA 7. Karine Elise Kristine Helland b. Feb. 02, 1888 Tysnes, Norway d. Feb. 27, 1957 Winn. Cnty IA. ..." <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Pete Leegaard

Pete Leegaard
1886-1944

1908

Karine Elise Kristine Helland
1888-1957

Pearl Leegaard
1919-1972

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Historical events

Birthday December 15, 1886

  • The temperature on December 15, 1886 was about 8.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
    • June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • September 4 » American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
    • October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
    • November 27 » German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.
    • November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.

Day of death November 25, 1944

  • The temperature on November 25, 1944 was between 3.5 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • July 20 » World War II: Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt led by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg.
    • August 5 » World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
    • September 15 » Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery.
    • October 20 » American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he commands an Allied assault on the islands.
    • October 29 » World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
    • November 7 » Franklin D. Roosevelt elected for a record fourth term as President of the United States.


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