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Sandy
New on board
USA
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 Posted - 15/06/2011 : 19:11:57
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I hope you can help me with the term føderåd. My ancestors settled in Wisconsin in 1850. The oldest son to immigrate entered into contracts to purchase 120 acres in 1853. In 1861 he sold the contract to buy the land to his brother, Elias for $300. Elias borrowed the $300 from his parents. I have found a contract between Elias and his parents stating the “condition of their (Elias, his heirs, executors, and administrators) obligation . . . for and in consideration of a competent sum to him (Elias) in hand paid by (the parents),” basically that Elias will maintain his parents with “meat, drink, clothes, and all other things, necessary and convenient.
Would this be called in Norway a føderåd? I also have found the term kår and my dictionary says it is “a sort of pensioner, receiving support from new owners of the farm by contract made on the sale. Is this a contract a Kår or a Føderåd or neither?
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 15/06/2011 : 19:26:32
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From a special dictionary:
Føderåd - support received after giving one's estate to one's successor. Also called "kaar"/"kår".
More terms here.
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Edited by - eibache on 15/06/2011 19:29:10 |
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janrm
Medium member
Norway
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Posted - 12/08/2011 : 14:51:28
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Hi!
Saw this topic, it definitely looks like an agreement like "føderaad"!
These kår (also named føderåd and livøre) contracts are often refered to in detail in bygdebøker, I’ve loosely translated one from my bygdebok here:
Widow Kari Pedersdatter N Holter, (1776-1849) got the following “kår” in 1831:
- free accomodation
- A maid (“tjenestepige”) at her service
- free food for one cow, if this kaar-cow did not produce any milk, Kari was to receive 2 pots of milk from the farm daily
- food for one sheep
- land to sow one setting linseed
- free rides to church and other necessary transports
- 4 barrels of barley
- 1 barrel of rye
- A half barrel peas
- A half barrel of malt
- 2 bismer pounds pork meat
- 2 bismer pounds steak
- One fed sheep
I’ve also seen “decent funeral” as an item in kår/føderåd/livøre – contracts as well as sugar and tobacco..!
Another issue is that the above mentioned Kari had 10 children, but only 3 grew up...
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lehveem
New on board
USA
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Posted - 28/08/2019 : 13:43:46
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Hei Jan, I am writing a family history, and would like to credit you, but also the correct bygdebok that this quote came from. Is that ok and can you tell me which book and volume? And publishing info from the front? My grandparents were from Kolbu, and Østre Toten. The Hveem farm still has my second cousin and many more throughout Toten. I would have e-mailed privately, but this is my first post and the the admins require more before I can e-mail. Maybe you can see my Norway-Heritage e-mail and send your personal e-mail if you like and I will send mine.
Tusen takk
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Føderåd or kår
