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chidiane
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 Posted - 01/05/2008 : 16:39:16
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I am trying to find information about my great-grandfather, Hans Moe. He was born around 1869, came to America around 1873 and died in Chicago in 1849. His father was Lars Moe and his mother's first name was Christina. He had a brother, Martin and sister Ella who were also born in Norway. I believe his family came from somewhere near Bergen.
Some of famly could have been Aspelmo while in Norway, but I'm not positive how that fits in. |
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Edited by - chidiane on 01/05/2008 16:44:39 |
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Lester Hanson
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USA
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Posted - 01/05/2008 : 17:21:13
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The 1880 census has Ella being born in Illinois about 1874. How much research have you done on your ancestors?
Les
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 02/05/2008 : 00:35:47
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Diane,
Go through all the US censuses and other US information about this family that you have or can find. Organize the details carefully. You want names, all vital dates (like birth, marriage, year of immigration and death) for each person -- but MOST especially for those who were born in Norway and emigrated.
The details can be very important to finding them in Norway. So be careful and thorough.
We assume that Hans did not die in 1849 - 10 years before the birth you list for him. (You can edit your posting to correct that.)
What is the source of your "Aspelmo" information? How was it used?
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Lester Hanson
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USA
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Posted - 02/05/2008 : 01:21:11
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We may be lucky!
1865 Telling for Sør Trøndelag, Støren Parish, on the Moe og Mosand farm is a Lars Nilss. Sødal: #1604
Lars Nielsen Sødal birth record Born 2 May 1844#42
Father is Niels Larsen Sødal.
Mother Gür? Henriksdatter
Diane, we need you to connect the dots!
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Edited by - Lester Hanson on 02/05/2008 01:44:57 |
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chidiane
Starting member
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Posted - 02/05/2008 : 17:37:20
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Oops. yes, Hans died in 1949.
I have checked the census reports. I'm pretty new at this genealogy thing and unfortunately my father grew up in a family and time where the "old country" wasn't discussed too much.
As for the Aspelmo, my father is really sure when the name was used, it was something that was mentioned, but my dad was only 10 and didn't dig any further.
Do I understand this correctly that sometimes the "farm" name was used as the surname, especially for emigration? Thank you so much for this info...I'll work on those dots!!
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 02/05/2008 : 18:21:41
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| Your last name could come from the farm name Moe being used as a surname. There are more than 200 farms by the name Mo (= Moe) or ending with mo - example "Aspelmo". Finding your Hans Moe would not be easy without some indication of where in Norway he may have been born. |
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Edited by - eibache on 02/05/2008 18:22:37 |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 04/05/2008 : 04:05:23
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Hi. Aspelmo may be more of clue than it appears. There is a family of the last name "Aspølmo leaving through Trondheim in 1873--a married woman named Kristine age 32 resident of Vefsen and two children Hans age 4 and Martin age 2, destination Chicago. In 1872 there is a Lars Asbalmoe, a painted age 39 also a resident of Vefsen. This is from the database at the digitalarkivet. Hope this helps. |
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jkmarler
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 04/05/2008 : 05:20:27
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Good work. Just for the record here is
Lars
and Kristine
with two sons.
The youngest one #37 Martin
was born March 4 1871.
The father Lars Mikkelsen was born Dec 20 1832, see #19
his parents were Mikkel Sivertsen and Beret Larsdatter Asbølmoe.
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Edited by - eibache on 04/05/2008 06:08:04 |
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Lester Hanson
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chidiane
Starting member
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Posted - 04/05/2008 : 06:26:16
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OH my GOD!!! This is amazing! You all are the greatest!
Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 04/05/2008 : 06:31:42
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Lars and Christine were married Jan 6 1868, see #1
Kristine was with her parents in 1865, see here
Christina was born July 12 1840, see #11
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Edited by - eibache on 04/05/2008 06:38:54 |
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Researching Moe
