MARY'S GENEALOGY TREASURES
Einar Mauritz Byttet
A History of Del Bonita and
Surrounding Districts, Pages 287 - 288
byTerry Helgeson
Einar Mauritz Byttet was born November 14, 1884 in Norway.
There he attended school and went to university. While
a young man in Norway he was employed as a postmaster
and clerk of court.
Einar came to the United States in the early 1900's, and
was employed in the mines, lumber camps, and on ranches.
In 1916 he came to Canada and homesteaded in the Del
Bonita area on the S.W. quarter of S 27, TI, R 21, W 4th.
His pre-emption was the N. W. quarter of S 22, T 1, R 21,
W 4th.
Einar had a full brother, Harold Fauchald, who lived and visited
with him. Harold died in Chester, Montana, on January 16,
1946.
Einar served as secretary for the Shanks Lake School District
for a number of years, and was Commissioner for Oaths in
and for the Province of Alberta for some time. Einar was
also road foreman in the Del Bonita area during Premier
Aberhart's time. Cecil Helgeson remembers working on the
road with horses for Einar, and being paid by the Social
Credit Government with half prosperity certificates,
(Social Credit money) and half cash.
Einar's greatest ambition and interest was good cattle.
He had some of the first purebred Hereford cattle in
the Del Bonita area.
In 1949 Einar sold his homestead and some of his other
land holdings near Shanks Lake to Ken Robinson. He
then moved and lived for a while with the Weiss families.
In 1955 he sold some more land holdings to Corey
Graveland. Einar then purchased the John Bridge
place which was owned at the time by John's nephew,
Jack.
Einar resided at the old George Weiss home up till his
passing in Cardston Hospital on December 23, 1960 at
the age of 76 years. He is laid to rest at Archmount
Memorial Gardens, Lethbridge.
After Einar's passing his land and purebred cattle were
purchased from the estate by Cecil Helgeson.
Friends and people who knew Einar remember his
favorite El Producto cigar, his over sized hand
rolled cigarette which he referred to as his stogie,
and his common saying, "Vait now". No one
sat at Einar's table without being offered his
hospitable glass of Port or Sherry wine. He is
missed by all his friends.
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