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John Paulson
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USA
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 Posted - 18/07/2005 : 20:06:34
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I'm looking for my family who are from the Hallingdal valley in Buskerud Fylke, Norway. My Great Great Grandpa, Knut Paulson, immigrated to America from Hallingdal, Norway in 1858. His parents were Paul & Magnel (Knutsdatter) Peterson. He was born 6 May 1835 and died 17 May 1927. I'm just wondering if my Great Great Grandpa had any brothers/sisters?? So if I could find out some info from Norway...then I could find out the info I'm looking for. That's all the info I know about my Great Great Grandpa when he lived in Norway.
Thanks,
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 18/07/2005 : 23:30:17
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Do you know their farm name? The names you have are very common. There is alot of information on Hallingdal but without a farm name .
This is an organization for hallingdal research:
http://www.fellesraad.com/hallinglag.htm
Lookup volunteers:
www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/norway.html
Posting on Hallingdal message boards may yield results.
This may be a real stretch in the 1865 census but it is a clue:
click here
Magnild Knutsdatter is obviously on a second marriage, if son Erik was Niels' son, then he would not be Erik Pauls. I am not an expert on rural inheritance laws, but in order to keep the farm ownership/lease, a widow would have to remarry in a certain period of time and these differences in ages was not uncommon. She would have been 21 in 1835. |
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John Paulson
New on board
USA
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Posted - 19/07/2005 : 05:41:11
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Thanks for finding some info for me. Unfortunately, all I know is that my Great Great Grandpa's father's name was Peterson. So I have no idea what their farm name was?? I wish I knew these things...it would make this all alot easier. Unfortunately, I have no one in my family who would know either...which really sucks?? Once again thanks.
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 19/07/2005 : 15:23:21
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You seen to have a fairly solid birthday - and the location of Ål in Buskerud. You could order the microfilm(s) of births/baptisms from the Ål prestegjeld (clerical district) and scan through those. Check at your nearest LDS Family History Center for how you can order and use the films.
I've been using their resources to go back through earlier family history work - going through the church records one film at a time and also adding siblings to my family tree. My work is no where near Ål or Buskerud but the careful work through the church records has been very interesting - I've gathered much additional information for my research files. I recommend it to you.
If you haven't used Norwegian church records before - I also recommend the following article for 'how-to' advice. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/na20.html
Actually the entire collection is worth your time - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/articles.html
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gera
Starting member
Norway
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Posted - 07/01/2007 : 19:33:01
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Knud Poulsen born 6-5-1835 christend 28-5-1835 Hol Kirke perents Poul Pedersen og Magnil Knudsdatter. Trere is a farmname but I can`t read it.
Cource: Digitalarkivet - skannede kirkebøker- Buskerud - Minestralbok Ål 1825-1848 page 65 nr 74. Hope this is a little help.
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gera
Starting member
Norway
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Posted - 07/01/2007 : 19:51:49
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Poul Pedersen Larsgaard , Søndre Berg farm age 47 years father : Peder Larsen merried 29-3-1834 Hol Kirke Magnil Knudsdatter Øen age 20 years father : Knud Knudsen
Knud had at least one brother: Peder Poulsen born 6-12-1837 christend 14-1-1838 Hol Church
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Edited by - gera on 07/01/2007 20:20:10 |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 09/01/2007 : 12:50:47
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Just a little correction:
Poul Pedersen, Larsgaard (born on Søndre Berg or Berg Søre) and Magnil Knudsdatter Øen (also born there) were married 29-3-1835 not 1834, note the remark "Nytt kirkeaar" close to the top of page 284. |
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gera
Starting member
Norway
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Posted - 09/01/2007 : 17:01:35
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| You are right! Sorry, I will look closer next time. |
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Family from Aal, Buskerud, Norway
