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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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 Posted - 02/03/2008 : 00:17:30
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ps: The trunk was most likely used in the 1860 emigration, for the family's belongings during the passage.
Similar trunks was very common to use during the emigration, and they were called "Amerikakoffert", ie "America-suitcase".
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docbgood
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 20:50:48
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And could the farm be Fjøsne?
I'm sorry but I could not click on the Fjosne. I am confused at this point. If the trunk says Fiosne, how does Fjosne fit into this? Is this a more modern spelling for the same area?
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Is this Andrew A. Bagstad & wife Anna A. Anderson (Anna Olsdatter Fjøsne) in census-1880 for Lodi, Mower, Minnesota?
From looking at the census, yes it is the same the parents of Andrew A. Bagstad and the owner of the trunk. I have ordered the obituaries to see what they have to say. I will let you know what I find out. All this information has been truely overwhelming and quite interesting. If anyone has additional information on the ancesters, it will be welcomed. Thank you all for the information so far. |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 21:10:20
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Andrew A. Bagstad's wife was born "Anna Olsdatter", and she was born on the Fjøsne farm in Luster, Sogn & Fjordane. That's also where she lived before the family emigrated in 1860.
Fiosne was how they spelled the farmname in 1842.
Jan Peter
And you were not supposed to click on Fjøsne..., it was just normal text, only in blue...  |
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jwiborg
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Norway
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 21:16:22
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Originally posted by docbgood
From looking at the census, yes it is the same the parents of Andrew A. Bagstad and the owner of the trunk.
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The same of parents? Of who?
You have to look at the children..., there are many couples named Andrew & Annie Anderson in the census...
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docbgood
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 22:17:23
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Jan Peter, I thank you for correcting me. I was right in my thinking of the new spelling. I guess there is hope for me yet. I will also recheck the census.
I have been searching for photos of the ship Pontocorvo and of the Brig Normand. I did find one of the Normand but it is just a thumbnail and I tried enlarging it but it became very distorted. Are there photos of these two ships? |
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docbgood
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Posted - 03/03/2008 : 16:28:40
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Are there any ideas or indication as to where the name "Bagstad" orginated from? Is it a common name to a specific area like the area they came from?
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 03/03/2008 : 18:43:40
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The family can be found on the Brænden nedre farm in Romedal parish, Hedmark in census-1865.
Bagstad is a neighbouring farm, so chances are that the family lived on that farm, either before or just after the census.
Jan Peter
ps: The 1874-ship was named Pontecorvo. |
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Trond
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Norway
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Posted - 03/03/2008 : 20:18:47
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There were only two emigrant ships leaving Bergen in 1860, the Bark Norge and the Brig Normand. The civil war going on in America would be the reason for that. Here is what Morgenbladet in Christiania writes from a note in Bergensposten, Bergen:
Bergen, May 15th. One emigrant ship has left our city and another is rigged and ready. The one that left are the Bark Norge, Capt. Jetmundsen and carried 342 emigrants on board. Capt. Bonnevie will manage the other that’s rigged and ready. She will carry 220 Passengers, most from Sogn and Valders.
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Trond
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Norway
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Posted - 03/03/2008 : 21:05:36
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Aftenbladet (Christiania) , April 23 1874:
Emigration. Today 268 emigrants left with the Ship Pontecorvo, Capt. Pedersen.
Morgenbladet June 15 1874:
Christiania 14 this month (Harald Astrup). By this newspapers earlier message that a ship Pontecorvo Christiansund – Quebec had been abandon at sea did I as the ships Owner telegraphed to New Work for further information and got this answer today:
“Pontecorvo collided iceberg; passengers crew saved by Macedonian, spoken of Saint Pauls second June bound Quebec”
Given that St. Pauls is located on the entrance to the bay of St. Laurentz,
I hope soon to get further information when Macedonians arrive in Quebec.
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docbgood
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Posted - 04/03/2008 : 13:11:39
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To Jan Peter
I have rechecked the federal census for 1880 in Mower Co. Mn and none of the Andrew and Anna Andersons are of my family. In 1880, they would be living in Winnetoon, Knox Co, Nebraska where Andrew Anderson had gone to Homestead. When Andrew Anderson first came to America, he came to Austin, Mn where he worked as a farm laborer before moving on to Nebraska to Homestead. They would be there for any census. My grandmother, Lillie Bagstad, was born in 1885 as an Anderson in Winnetoon, Knox Co, Nebraska and raised as an Anderson along with her younger sister Clara b.1889. I am going to check the census for Nebraska and try and determine when they moved back to the Austin and Lyle, MN area. Thank you for questioning me Jan Peter on the Federal Census.
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