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Pat Nitz
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USA
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Posted - 29/05/2007 :  20:44:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm searching for information about the couple named above. He was born in Stjordal Parish, Norway, in 1828. His wife, Mette Sophia Olsdotter, was born in 1832 in the same parish. They came to the USA in April, 1870. We believe all of their children were born in Norway as well.

Pat Nitz
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USA
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Posted - 29/05/2007 :  20:59:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Correct name is Ole Olsen Hvidhammerplass and the farm name was Vikaunet.
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Kċarto
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Norway
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Posted - 29/05/2007 :  21:26:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
this must be the family on farm Vigaunet in 1865:

http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=33&filnamn=f61714&gardpostnr=338&personpostnr=1952&merk=1952#ovre

Kċre
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eibache
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Norway
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Posted - 29/05/2007 :  21:29:16  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here they are in 1865 with two sons and two daughters http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=12&filnamn=f61714&gardpostnr=338&personpostnr=1951&merk=1951#ovre - you probably knew.
Birth record for the eldest son #71 here http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=2463&idx_id=2463&uid=ny&idx_side=-143
and the second son #41 here http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=2464&idx_id=2464&uid=ny&idx_side=-7
the oldest daughter #129 here http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=2464&idx_id=2464&uid=ny&idx_side=-45
and finally the youngest one #90 here http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=2464&idx_id=2464&uid=ny&idx_side=-79
Ole and Mette were married in 1854 #24 here http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=2463&idx_id=2463&uid=ny&idx_side=-351
Einar
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