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rkjone01
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USA
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 Posted - 10/01/2007 : 16:14:38
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I am wondering if anyone can help me and give me advice on finding relatives in Norway. My Grandfather Endre Kjonegaard came to America in 1880 with three children. His wifes maiden name was Kvamme. They left the Kjonegaard farm to come to America. This was in the Voss area. Both of my Grandparents were baptised and confirmed in the Oppheim church.
Any help would be appreciated.
Ron Kjonegaard |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 17:05:06
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I'll put up a link for the emigration on May 5th, 1880
Endre Svendsen Kjønnegaard (28) from Vossestranden
Britha Larsdatr Kjønnegaard (26)
Inger Endresdatr Kjønnegaard (2.5)
Britha Endresdatr Kjønnegaard (0.5)
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 10/01/2007 : 17:12:31
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Endre on the Kjønnegaard farm in Voss, hordaland in census-1865.
Parents are Svend Endresen & Britta Anfindsdatter.
Do you know of other siblings to Endre besides of Britta Svendsdatter?
Jan Peter
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rkjone01
Starting member
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Posted - 10/01/2007 : 17:29:29
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My understanding is that Endre had one sibling and as far as I know did not marry but don't know for sure.
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 17:34:31
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This looks to be [wife] Britta in census 1865. Not many siblings there either...
Endre & Britta's marriage in Vossestrand on 12 Jun 1874: link
Jan Peter
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Edited by - jwiborg on 11/01/2007 00:22:42 |
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rkjone01
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Posted - 10/01/2007 : 17:47:30
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| What about Endre's wife Britha. Any siblings there? |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 20:22:13
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Endre's sister Britta did indeed marry!  She got married on the same date (12 Jun 1874), and in the same church as brother Endre!
Here is the marriage between Britta Svendsdatter (b.1853) & Knud Pedersen (b. 1852).
They are living at the Hægg store farm in Voss in 1900, and have 3 children living with them:
Anna Knudsdatter b. 1880
Peder Knudsen b. 1886
Gudve Knudsdatter b.1892
LDS have in addition registered the following children to Britta & Knud.
Bertine Knudsdatter b. 29 Sep 1874
Svend Knudsen, b. 21 Mar 1876
Marie Knutsdatter, b. 13 Feb 1883, d. Feb 1883
Maria Knutsdatter, b. 18 Jan 1884
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rkjone01
Starting member
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Posted - 10/01/2007 : 20:41:48
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| I am planning a trip to Norway in April. How would you suggest we find the kjonegaard and Haegg store farms? |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2007 : 22:01:33
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Hi,
I suggest you fly to Bergen, and then hire a car at Bergen (Flesland) airport. The driving distance to the Hegg farm is 130 km (80 miles), and is a 2 hr drive...
Hegg store have Landnumber 144, titlenumber 2 (Gnr 144, Bnr 2), and is situated along the road FV 307, east of Voss city centre. Owner in 1950 was Olav T. Vold.
Tjørnagard is the modern spelling, and the farm have Landnumber 348, titlenumber 2 (Gnr 348, Bnr 2). It is situated by the road Vasstrondvegen off E16, north of Voss city centre. Owner in 1950 was Lars H. Kjønnegard.
Make a note of the Landnumber/Titlenumber, because there are several farms with the same name in the area. While there, you can ask some local people, or the local goverment, who can point out the exact address using those numbers.
Visitvoss.no
You could also contact the owner of this page, who looks to have a lot of Genealogy info about Emigrants from the Voss area.
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 00:10:48
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Several of Endre's nephews & nieces went to America as well:
02-Apr-1902 Svend Knutsen Kjønnegaard Hægg (26), carpenter
02-Sep-1902 Marie Knudsdtr Hægg (19)
17-Feb-1929 Anders Knudsen Hegg (25), To Seattle,Wash. Born ca 1904.... son of Britta Svendsdatter & Knud Pedersen?? He is some years younger than the other children...
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rkjone01
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Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:45:33
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Would you know or how do I find out if there are still descendants of Britta and Knud living in Norway?
Thanks for all you help.
Ron |
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Stephanie Benoit
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USA
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Stephanie Benoit
Junior member
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Posted - 14/01/2007 : 06:45:48
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Originally posted by rkjone01
Would you know or how do I find out if there are still descendants of Britta and Knud living in Norway?
Ron
You weren't asking me but if you are interested in the earlier generation...
Endre b.1794 and Brita Sveinsdtr. 1798 had 3 out of 7 children. who came to the US and settled in SD: Anna 1825, Holgjer 1829, Anna dy 1835.
The others: Holgjer 1823-1824, Svein 1827, Lars 1832-1832, Lars 1839
Their son Lars moved to Homlabrekk and had descendants. His son Anders 1871-1945 had a number of children. You might want to check that farm and see if Ander's son Ola [and descendants] stayed on Homlabrekk.
Svein's son(your Endre) came to the US and settled in SD as you know; his sister married Knut Person Hegg-Kvamme store Hegg, Voss.
I had to redo this post since I mixed the generation at first after too late of a night.
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Edited by - Stephanie Benoit on 14/01/2007 16:39:40 |
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rkjone01
Starting member
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Posted - 15/01/2007 : 17:32:05
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Hi Stephanie,
Yes I am the one that was researching Clay County. I was born in the house that My Grandfather Endre built when he came to america. My parents lived in the Volin area all their life. I now live in Chamberlain SD. Thanks for the info. Where do you live and what is your name.
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Stephanie Benoit
Junior member
USA
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Posted - 15/01/2007 : 18:40:19
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Hi Ron,
My last name is Benoit though my maiden name was Bolster, derived from Bolstad in the Luster area of Norway. However, my other Norwegian parts ended up in the Vermillion, SD area. The Iversons from Ulvik and the Jordalens from Vossestrand have been there since the late 1850s and I still have many cousins who live there.
My Wolds from Tysvær are not concentrated there with the Wold name but mostly have moved on.
As I said before, I often try to figure out where the early Norwegians in the Clay County area were originally from in Norway. However, I live in California just outside San Francisco so I don't have access to all the resources I would love to view regularly.
I spent some time looking at your people at the time of those old postings. When I didn't hear back from you about it specifically, I just set it aside.
Endre was your gfather; which one is your father?
Stephanie
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Originally posted by rkjone01
Hi Stephanie,
Yes I am the one that was researching Clay County. I was born in the house that My Grandfather Endre built when he came to america. My parents lived in the Volin area all their life. I now live in Chamberlain SD. Thanks for the info. Where do you live and what is your name.
Ron Kjonegaard
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rkjone01
Starting member
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Posted - 18/01/2007 : 16:41:05
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| Oscar was my Father. He was born in America in 1899 and passed away in 1884. |
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Kjonegaard or Kvamme
