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rkjone01
Starting member
USA
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 Posted - 18/01/2007 : 21:30:37
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| Correction. My Father Oscar passed away in 1984. |
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Siri Herland
New on board
Norway
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Posted - 26/11/2007 : 01:57:30
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| Hi Ron! Did you travel to Norway earlier this year? Did you find any information on the farm, and you relatives? Did you visist Kjønnagard? |
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rkjone01
Starting member
USA
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Posted - 12/02/2008 : 23:33:06
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Hi Siri, Sorry it took me so long to get back on here. Yes we made it to Norway and found the Kjonegaaar farm that my Grandfather sold. Found the church they were married in and had a great time. Would like to go back again.
Ron |
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heflinhunter
New on board
USA
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Posted - 20/04/2009 : 16:58:05
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Jan Peter: I'd like to add to my knowledge of the folks from Vossatrand, Hordaland, Norway.
Endre Svensen wed Britha Larsdatter on 12 Jun 1874, as did his sis, Britha Svendsen.
Yet, when they came to the USA, they became Kjonegaards.
Was this common to take the name of their homeland (area) for a last name?
Thanks,
Don Heflin now of Naples, Florida, USA |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 20/04/2009 : 22:38:57
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| There are probably a lot of reasons that this happened. Our family story is that my grandfather, the son of Olav Larsen, deceided that there were already more than enough sons of Ole in the United States and so adopted the name of the farm where they were living. His two brothers did the same but changed the spelling slightly so the three brothers all had a different last name. |
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Stephanie Benoit
Junior member
USA
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Posted - 20/04/2009 : 23:06:13
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Did the sister, Brita Sveinsdtr., come to the US with her husband Knut? I know Endre and his aunts and uncles were all in the Dakotas but I wondered if she came and joined the rest.
Stephanie - these posts keep triggering emails to me because I was involved at some point in time...
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Originally posted by heflinhunter
Jan Peter: I'd like to add to my knowledge of the folks from Vossatrand, Hordaland, Norway.
Endre Svensen wed Britha Larsdatter on 12 Jun 1874, as did his sis, Britha Svendsen.
Yet, when they came to the USA, they became Kjonegaards.
Was this common to take the name of their homeland (area) for a last name?
Thanks,
Don Heflin now of Naples, Florida, USA
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Kjonegaard or Kvamme
