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Lynell
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 Posted - 02/01/2006 : 19:04:27
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Looking for information on Mari Snedkerstuen Sletten.
She was born on July 21,1862 at Norde Fran, Gudbrandadalen,Norway.
She married Ole Sletten in Norway in February 1882
They emmigrated to the United States, settling in Webster, South Dakota. They moved to Grygla , Mn in 1900.
They had twelve children I believe.
Thank you for any information you can give me. |
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kaare n
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Norway
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 03/01/2006 : 14:42:02
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The area is Nord Fron in Oppland, Norway. Nord Fron is one of the parish/clerical areas within the Gudbrandsdal valley region. You will be able to search for availability of Nord Fron records (LDS Family History Library is excellent repository with great availability in the US) if you spell it in that way.
I couldn't find any Slettens in the county for Grygla, Minnesota in US census indexes - I was hoping to see what year Ole and Mari listed for their immigration to this country and a birthyear for Ole. Have you found them in those US censuses? When did they emigrate/immigrate? Was the family listed with a different surname in the censuses? |
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Lynell
Starting member
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Posted - 03/01/2006 : 22:37:18
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Ole Sletten was born on December 28,1862 in Stavanger, Norway.
He left home at the age of thirteen. His Mother had died and his father remarried. He had one brother he never saw again.
His father was a building contractor.
He also had a half sister in Canada named Mrs. Harold Haugen
That is about all I know. |
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 04/01/2006 : 19:24:49
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In the 1900 census, they are found in Liberty, Day County, SD:
Ole Sletten, born 12-1862, immigrated 1885
Mary, born July 1863, immigrated 1886,
Maria, born October 1884, born Norway, immigrated 1886
Oluf, born SD October 1888,
Inga, born SD November 1890
Adolf, born SD November 1892
Oscar, born SD March 1893
Julius, born SD April 1897-per MN death index, born in Roslyn, Day County, SD
In the 1910, 1920 and 1930 census they are found in Lee, Beltrami, MN census:
No mention of Maria after 1900
Ole immigrating in 1885, Mary in 1886
In 1930 Mary has 12 children, 10 living
Four children born in Minnesota, Richard M., 1902
Alma J. 1904, Petter, 1905 and Clara M. 1906
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 05/01/2006 : 19:49:02
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In Julius' WWI draft registration, it states he was born in Langford, SD on on April 28, 1897, and his father's place of birth was Gulbrandsdalen, Norway. He had red hair.
The Nord Fron church records have been microfilmed and are available for rental at a local Family History Center:
click here
Ole probably left from the Port of Stavanger and there is a good chance was that he was not born there. |
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Jo Anne Sadler
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