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Eklund
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Canada
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Posted - 13/01/2004 :  18:24:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I am lookin for information on the Botner Family. They emigrated to North America in 1865. They went to Ridgeway, IA I believe. Can anyone tell me what they did in Iowa. I know the name was changed to Bothner for some of them when they came to Canada. Why?? Look forward to hearing from anyone.

askeroi
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Norway
299 Posts
Posted - 02/03/2004 :  12:39:10  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi Eklund. I had a quick glance at the 1865 cencus of Norway. As I espected there were more than one Botner family. There's one in Christiansund; 7 persons in Brandvold, Hedmark; 2 in Berg, Østfold; and one person in Moss, Østfold. As you state no first names, no information on where they came from I'm afraid this is all I can give you.

But perhaps you're more interested in the time since they came to "the new world"?

Gave it a try...,
askeroi
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lands
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USA
29 Posts
Posted - 02/03/2004 :  15:10:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi Eklund,
I have family that currently live in Ridgeway and they have lived in and around that area for over 150 years.
Ridgeway is basically a farming area, corn, sow beans.
If you can provide a little more information on this family I may be able to provide some information.
Steve
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran

USA
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Posted - 05/03/2004 :  16:40:10  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The Botner family, parents and 5? children appear in the 1880 US census for Winneshiek County - Ridgeway or Lincoln township...
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=IOWA1880&variabel=0&postnr=37310&fulle=true&spraak=n
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askeroi
Senior member

Norway
299 Posts
Posted - 08/03/2004 :  11:04:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That 1880 cencus gave enough information to find your folks in the 1865 cencus

http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=f60422.wc2&variabel=0&postnr=2811&fulle=true&spraak=n

Is this of any help?
askeroi
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