Johannes Larsen Strangstad, b: 1788 -

^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}

^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}


			^{Jon Clemetsen Stalsberg}^{b.1706 d.1784 Stalsberg, Norway}

		^{Lars Johnsen Stalsberg}^{b.1749 d.1829 Strangstad Norway}	^{Ingeborg Larsdtr Vedum}^{b.1704 d.1774 Stalsberg, Norway}

^{Lisbeth Johannesdtr Strangstad}^b.1820 d.	^{Johannes Larsen Strangstad}^b.1788 d.		^{Ole Jensen Melum}^{b.1722 d.1770 Strangstad Norway}

^{Johannes Johannesen Strangstad}^{b.1829 Strangstad Norway d.1910}		^{Berit Olsdtr Strangstad}^b.1756 d.	^{Lisbeth Olsdtr Strangstad}^{b.1734 d.1825 Strangstad Norway}

^{Ingeborg Johannesdtr Strangstad}^b.1813 d.

^{Lars Johannesen Strangstad}^b.1816 d.		^{Halvor Christensen Bjerke}^{b. d.}

	^{Anne Halvorsdtr Lokvam}^{b.1793 Lokvam, Tretten, Norway d.}

		^{Kari Guttormsdtr Simengard}^{b. d.}