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booklover
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 Posted - 07/02/2006 : 21:00:38
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My great-great grandfather came to California from Norway in the 1850s. He was born in 1835 in More & Romsdal province. I believe the town, village, was called Vest Nes. His father was Lasse Pedersen. After marrying in Calif and raising 11 children he returned to Norway. Any help would be appreciated. |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 07/02/2006 : 22:37:45
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Hi Nora,
here is Peters christening record: click here
Peter
Birth: 02 JUL 1835
Christening: 05 JUL 1835
Place: Vestnes, M鷨e og Romsdal, Norway
Parents: Lasse Pedersen & Synneve Arnesdr
His parent's marriage record: link
Lasse Pederssen & Synneve Arnesdr
Marriage: 21 JUN 1812
Place: Ve鼜, M鷨e Og Romsdal, Norway
Here is widow Synneve Arnesdatter (79) living on the farm Vestn犘/Vestnes in Vestnes muncipality in census 1865: click here
Peder Lassesen (45) and Andrina Lassesdatter (36) are Peters siblings.
Lasse Justsen & Beret Olsdatter are Andrinas childen with two different men, Just & Ole.
Peter's niece Beret Olsdatter (Andrinas daughter) is living on the farm Vestneshagen in census 1900. This farm is prob. close to the Vestnes farm, and should be in the same area as where Peter went back to, after his American journey. link
I could not locate Peter in the 1900 census for Vestnes. Do you happen to know when he went back home to Norway?
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Edited by - jwiborg on 07/02/2006 23:20:12 |
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Brining
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
868 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 13:31:21
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Hi He is in the 1880 census Peter VESTUYS living in Nortonville, Contra Costa, California, listed as divorced with 6 of the children living with him. Click Here so he had to have gone back after that.
Carla |
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
1100 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 19:35:48
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Here is some information and really nice pictures of Vestnes:
click here
And a look up volunteer for the Vestnes farm books:
look up |
Edited by - Jo Anne Sadler on 08/02/2006 19:50:05 |
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booklover
New on board
USA
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Posted - 09/02/2006 : 17:09:25
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Jo Anne, I'm not familiar with the farm books. Are they like censuses? What sort of information do they contain? The pictures are beautiful.
Nora. |
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
1100 Posts |
Posted - 09/02/2006 : 18:33:28
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They are local history books. Here is a good site for researching records in Norway and includes "Bygdeb鷦er" information:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/ |
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Brining
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
868 Posts |
Posted - 11/02/2006 : 13:48:48
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Hi Nora, I am pretty sure that Peter's wife's name was Mary Sadler.
In the 1910 & 1920 census there are several Vestnys, one named Wilbert born about 1879/1880. In the California death records at Rootsweb Click Here there is a Wilbert Vestnys who lists his mother's maiden name as Sadler.
In the 1880 census for Nortonville, Contra Costa, California there is a Mary Saddler, divorced. Click Here she is listed as being born in Carolina. This is all circumstancial but seems to fit.
There is also a land record for Peter on Rootsweb
Name: PETER VESTNYS
Date: 01 Jul 1875
Location: CA, Contra Costa
Document #: 73121
Serial #: CACAAA 031762
Sale Type: Military Scrip Warrant Patent
Meridian or Watershed: MD
Parcel: Township 001N, Range 001E, Section 8
Sale type would indicate that Peter was in the Civil War and so possibly in Carolina.
Carla |
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Brining
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
868 Posts |
Posted - 11/02/2006 : 14:48:37
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Hi I may have found them in the 1870 census in Martinez California. He is listed as Peter Warner but it is hard to read the last name on the actual census. Age looks like 32 but could be 35. born in Norway
Wife Mary age 23 can't read where she was born
Daughter Mary age 7
Daughter Kate (Petrine??) age 5
Son Peter age 3
all of the children were born in California
Carla |
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Brining
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
868 Posts |
Posted - 11/02/2006 : 15:09:00
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Hi Ancestry has a marriage record for a Peter Vestnys to a Mary Francis Saddler, I don't have a subscription so can't look at the details.
In the Black Diamond, WA Cemetery (King CountY) there is Vestnys, Mary Frances, wife of Peter L. born 5/7/1847 died 10/21/1894 Click Here
Did they re marry ??
Also Black Diamond had its roots in Contra Costa, Here is some history on it Click Here
The son Peter was in Whatcom county, Washington in the 1910 census.
It is interesting that I haven't found a trace of any Vestnys in the 1900 census.
Carla |
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imgranny
New on board
USA
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Posted - 01/06/2007 : 04:37:12
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| Hi There is a 1900 census listed on Ancestry for Peter and his new wife Jula. To reach them you must click on Washington State. Then King County. And then Black Diamond Township. Click on page 6. The page is extremly damaged. Peters age, sex, employment and time in theU.S.A. are ledgible.His 2nd wife by the name of Jula is also listed. The census taker reversed the countries of birth for both. The reason I know this is I looked up this information at the archives in Seattle Washington In the very beginning of my search. The information was damaged also but readable with a great deal of effort. On the top of page 7, the three children still living at home are listed. Wilber, son age 22 Lillie daug. age 16 and my grandmother Violet age 12. At the top of the column listing the sex of the children it states "first wife " which I suspect means the first wife is the mother. |
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