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harryaro
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 Posted - 16/08/2007 : 20:22:18
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I am seeking information on Aage Moen b. 16 aug 1870 who emigrated to USA in 1909. He is known to have worked in Canada as a carpenter, and also to have worked in a circus. Anyone who know anything about him or his family?
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 16/08/2007 : 21:33:35
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Aage Moen was perhaps from Beitstad parish in Nord Trĝndelag county.
In 1900 there are 28 farms (use contain) named or ending on Moein in the parish.
Beistad is in the inner part of Trondheimsfjorden named Beitstadfjorden, central next to Steinkjer town.
When or about when was he born?
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Edited by - Kċarto on 16/08/2007 21:55:11 |
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harryaro
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Posted - 16/08/2007 : 23:15:25
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Thank you for answering. I know of Aage´s home and family in Norway, what I am seeking is information on his stay in America: where he lived and if he had family there. As I wrote in my first posting he was born Aug 16th 1870.
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 17/08/2007 : 00:00:35
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I should have read 1. line in your topic better, my fault.
God luck in your further search in America.
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tlwright65
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USA
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Posted - 17/08/2007 : 23:44:43
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| What was his father's name? I can't find anything for Aage Moen in the US so far. Maybe he used his father's name instead of Moen. |
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harryaro
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Posted - 18/08/2007 : 10:24:12
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His father´s name was Gunerius. So Aage named himself in different ways over the years: Guneriussen, Moen, Moe, Moeplads. His name was even spelled in various ways: Gunerinsen he was called in one ship passenger list. It turns out that he travelled back and forth Norway-USA on at least three occasions, 1892, 1909 og 1922. But the rest of his life he stayed in America until his death in 1958. I have now seen one adress he used in some letters: Winnesheik Co, Iowa. So after my first posting I have got some new information. He was probably never married.
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tlwright65
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USA
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Posted - 18/08/2007 : 21:20:07
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| Ok, those different names helped out a bit! I found an Aage G Moe in the 1910 census for Akeley, Hubbard, Minnesota....and I found Aage Gunnerinsen Moe arriving in New York on 31 Dec 1922, so that matches! He is a boarder in the 1910 census and it shows that his emigration date was 1892, and he is a laborer. So far, I haven't found a death record or later census. |
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harryaro
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Posted - 19/08/2007 : 17:02:03
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Thank you for valuable information. You say he was a "boarder", what does this mean?
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tlwright65
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Posted - 19/08/2007 : 18:55:12
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A boarder is just someone who is living in someone else's home...Aage was probably helping them on the farm.
I think I found him in the 1900 census living in Mabel, Fillmore, Minnesota as a hired man (helping on the farm). I'm still having trouble finding him in the 1920 and 1930 census. |
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tlwright65
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Posted - 19/08/2007 : 20:03:31
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| All right! I think I found the death record....Aagi G Moe died 5 Mar 1958 in Lassen Co, California. In the 1930 census I found him living in Westwood, Lassen, California...and you're right. It seems he never married. |
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harryaro
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Posted - 20/08/2007 : 10:18:38
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Thank you very much! I wonder if the 1930 cencus tells anything about his occupation at that time? He is known to have worked in a circus as a bear attender, but I do not know when or where. He is also said to have lived in Canada for some time, do you have any indications on that?
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 20/08/2007 : 13:26:59
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| 1920 US census - A.G. Moe, age 50, born Norway, immigrated 18?2, naturalized1890, occupation house carpenter, living in Willows township, Glenn County, California. No specific detail of residence - entered in a list of persons called "floating population". |
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Lislcat
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Posted - 20/08/2007 : 15:52:29
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The 1930 Census says that he's a "grader" in the lumber business. He's living at a rooming house.
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Lislcat
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Posted - 20/08/2007 : 15:57:27
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Just curious, but was he related to Walter W. Moe? This person and his family also are listed in the 1930 census as living in Westwood, Lassen County, California. Could just be a similar name, but thought I should mention it.
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Lislcat
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Posted - 20/08/2007 : 16:19:04
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Harry,
I saw that you mentioned Winnesheik County, Iowa and I found him in the Iowa State Census in 1895. He's living in Highland, Winnesheik County, Iowa. It states he's a farm laborer, single, age 23, Lutheran and that he's from Norway. So now we are tying the different censuses together, since 1895 would of been the first census he would of been in.
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harryaro
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Posted - 20/08/2007 : 16:27:39
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Thanks to all of you. I am sorry that my English is not that good, so Lislcat - what is meant by him being a "grader"? As for possible relationship with this Walter, I do not know. But it is known that he had a couple of relatives that had emigrated to America earlier - may be a generation before. But I know nothing about these, when they arrived, where they lived , and so on.
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Aage Moen from Beitstad, Norway
