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minhjolina
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USA
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Posted - 24/01/2002 :  07:22:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Am looking for this ship..have had no luck thus far. My great uncle John Blestervold..Blestervald...now spelt Blastervold came over on this ship in 1866 an settled in N. Dakota

Borge
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Norway
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Posted - 24/01/2002 :  10:31:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This must be the bark "Vidfarne", capt. J. Falchenberg which departed from Trondheim on May 26th. We have transcribed the passenger list for this voyage.

http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_list.asp?jo=2033

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