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Dakota
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 Posted - 27/11/2007 : 04:55:17
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If a Norwegian family -- mother, father, two very young daughters (3 and 9 months) -- landed in New York in 1852, how did they get to Milwaukee on a boat?
Any probable is welcome. I only just today found out that NYC was the point of debarkation from the Jorgen Brunchorst. on June 15, 1852. Somehow, before the year ended, they arrived in Milwaukee and made their way to Dane County, Wisconsin.
The big gap in the story is between NYC and Milwaukee. Even a good guess would be appreciated.
dakota
ggfather, Jens Oleson Otternes |
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letaoconnor
Junior member
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Posted - 27/11/2007 : 05:50:25
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Dakota,
Here is my speculation. You asked for anything. Living on the Great Lakes I would assume they used the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 27/11/2007 : 15:02:53
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You will have some interesting history to research.
Railroads heading west from New York in 1852? interesting topic. Other forms of land transportation? Wagons? Wonder if the Erie Canal might have been considered for such travel? Books and/or articles about the westward migration in America might give you other possibilities.
Just a few days ago there was a similar topic on these forums entitled "Migration routes from Canada to Chicago". Although that inquiry was dealing with a slightly later time period and arrivals through Canadian ports Jan Peter responded with another of his marvelous map finds and gave links to some facinating immigration and migration informational websites.
The link given to the collection of published histories of the Norwegian American Historical Association was especially interesting. They have a large library of published information and a great deal of it is available for your review online.
Good luck, it should be facinating research. |
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dianefranco
Junior member
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 27/11/2007 : 21:48:44
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I don't know much about American railroad history, but it looks like it was possible to take the train from New York to Chicago by 1852, using the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway.
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Dakota
New on board
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Posted - 29/11/2007 : 18:22:13
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Can't exactly express my gratitude enough to repay those how responded. Thanks eversomuch.
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atle-unnimarie
Junior member
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Posted - 21/12/2007 : 10:16:13
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Dakota, One of your respondants, Hopkins , is very informed and informative. A good resource.
Your Otterness reference suggests to me that your family came from Vangen Parish, Aurland, S&F, NO as did my family. Go to the recent discussion here of AURLAND, PAST & PRESENT. Navigate to the bottom to the contact us at: annromo04@yahoo.com prompt. Ann is of Otterness. Your & her patrynimical names may or may not be the same, but she and members of the publication are a great source for this geography and the news letter is very interesting to me. Surely there would be a tie in to your NO family of the past and perhaps some data re US family going from NY to WI as well as poss more US blood since 1852.
Hope this helps at least a tad. Good luck in any case.
Taking your ID Name as a clue, my family ended up in So Dak from the Albert Lea, Freeman Co. MN. after Quebec entry. Some next gen went to No Dak. |
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ddummy
Junior member
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Posted - 03/01/2008 : 03:04:00
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atle-unnimarie
Just wanted to let you know that Albert Lea, MN is in Freeborn County - not Freeman |
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flukerkr
Junior member
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Posted - 03/01/2008 : 17:53:27
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Dakota, I located a similar account of the trip from New York City to Milwaukee in a piece called "Early Norwegian Settlements in Wisconsin" here is the web link; freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maggiebakke/wisconsin.html My Norwegian ancestors, whom the forum members are helping me explore, also emmigrated to Dane County. They (John Johnson & Halvor Johnson & family) arrived in 1850. A couple of years later they relocated to Two Creeks in Manitowoc County to be closer to a larger body of water - Lake Michigan. The account of the trip from New York City to Milwaukee starts on page 2. There is also an account of the early Norwegian settlers in Dane County.
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How was it done?
