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Updated June 3, 2006

Shon Bjerregaard
133 South Street

Philadelphia, PA 19147
United States
(215) 925-1976

shon@bjerregaard.us

In Denmark, our ancestors owned a large farm called Bjerregaard. We took on the name of our land, like most Europeans at the time. When their ship arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, our surname was then changed to Byiargor, the English phonetic spelling (pronounced Be-Air-Go) . After arrival to Utah, the American branch of the family divided, half stayed in Utah and half moved to Missouri. The Utah family assumed the actual spelling of Bjerregaard and the Missouri family changed to the correct pronunciation, Byergo. (pronounced Be-Air-Go with both spellings) There has been other family before and after, that have made other spelling changes. Most using the name of the farm as a basis.

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Anders Bjerregaard (195 KB) Anders left a large farm in Denmark to the care of his sister and his wifes brother, to move his family to Utah for his religion. Bodil Kristine Thomasdatter (245 KB) Anders and his wife Bodil left Utah under the cover of darkness with their oldest son. Their church was requesting them to practice polygamy and both men refused to do that to their wives.

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