.: Nygard

Nygard
1st Generation

Children

References

For those interested in the family of Carl and Catherine Nygard, of whom this web site is devoted to, click either link below:

Possible Relatives

There were numerous Nygard families in the Worcester area in the late 1800's. One interesting possible connection is Charles Nygard, who lived at 264 Belmont Avenue in Worcester and named Hilda as the nearest relative. It seems as though these family members all lived in very close proximity of each other. There are six World War I veteran Nygard family members from the Worchester, MA area. You may download their registration cards below to get more personal information:

Charles Nygard
born on June 15, 1878 and lived at 264 Belmont Ave in Worcester, MA.

Matti Nygard
lived at 140 Belmont Street in Worcester, MA and was married to Kilma Nygard

Other Nygard Links:

Erik Anders Nygard
Gustaf Emil Nygard
Isak Richard Nygard
Johan Edward Nygard

Children in the Unites States

Joseph and Johanna had seven children, Carl V Nygard, Harold Nygard, Hilda Nygard, Mabel Mildred Nygard, Vincent E. Nygard, Uno or Otto Nygard and Joseph B Nygard. One of his daughter's, who we think was Mildred, may have had a mental illness and she never married. Uno or Otto Nygard may have died between 1910-1920 as there are no records of him after 1910. Somewhere between the years of 1897-1910 the family moved from Worcester, Mass to Conneticut, then to Newark, New Jersey. They lived in an apartment at 58 Odermon Street with the seven children. They finally settled in Kearney, New Jersey where most of the family began to branch out.

Carl V. Nygard married Anne Fitzpatrick and had three children with her, Carl Joseph Nygard, Marie Nygard and Jack Nygard. Sometime after 1920 Carl V. Nygard left the family with no trail. We do know that he worked in construction and was involved with the Ben Franklin Bridge Construction which began in 1922. Whether he died working on the bridge or just left the family is unknown. In the meantime, sometime after 1930, Anne Fitzpatick began to live with a gentleman named Thoburn Rodgers.

History

The Nygard family history in the United States began with the immigration of Joseph A. Nygard and Johanna Hendrickson Nygard from Sweden between the years of 1889-1892. According to Census records, they were married sometime around 1892. It appears that they entered through the port of Boston and settled in the town of Worcester, Mass. It appears that they arrived seperately as there are several possible connections of immigration by Joseph around 1892 and the same for Johanna Hendrickson, but without confirmation we will continue to assume they entered seperately.

The Worcester district, especially the Gardner Town District, was inhabitated by many Swedes who immigrated due to poor economic conditions in Sweden at the time. It is interesting to note that many Swedes considered themselves to be Finnish, even though their native tongue was Swedish. During the 1800's there were many boundary disputes in Scandinavia, so perhaps some people did not even know their true nationality.