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waynehughessparrow
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 Posted - 08/12/2009 : 12:38:15
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Looking for where Jessie came from... Norway
Jessie (Jessica) (Kirsten) Thorson, b.04 Aug 1876, d. 03 July 1959, NZ. Her original name was Haglund Andeas and changed to Thorson as their original Norweigian name was not acceptable to the American authorities, she became Kirsten Jensine Thorson. Her original name was Kjerston Jenisine Haglund. She was known as Jessie when she met Harald Nilius Anderson. She is buried under the name Kirsten in Palmerston North, New Zealand. They were married 14th April 1897 Salem, Chicago, USA and emmigrated to NZ sometime after. Children born in the USA were, Harold Hobson Anderson, b. 02 Aug 1898 USA and Russell Brain Anderson, b. 27 Oct 1899 |
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Hopkins
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AntonH
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Posted - 08/12/2009 : 15:41:13
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From the 1900 US Census on Ancestry.com. Perhaps this family is the one you are looking for. Her birth date is close and the family combines the names Thorsen, Anderson and a young child named Harold. No sign of Harald Andeson but Jesse is listed as married and father as Jesse Thorsen.
Name: Jesse Anderson
Home in 1900: Dayton, Lasalle, Illinois
Age: 24
Birth Date: Sep 1875
Birthplace: Norway
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1880
Relationship to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Name: Jesse
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 2
Marriage Year: 1897
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 3
Residence : Dayton & Wedron Villages, La Salle, Illinois
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Jesse Thorson 58
Lizzie Thorson 28
Jens Thorson 25
Jesse Anderson 24
Johnnie Thorson 19
Gertie Thorson 16
August Thorson 11
Sherman Thorson 10
Harold Anderson 2
Fitzherbert Anderson 7/12
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waynehughessparrow
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Posted - 09/12/2009 : 18:17:01
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Hi, sorry for my ignorance (this is all new to me) and no offense was meant by my original question/quote. I appreciate the links provided and I'm sure they will be helpful... what I should have said was ''people changed their names willingly and made them more english sounding'' Thank you for your time and I'm sure other people reading this will not make the same mistake I did... 
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Originally posted by Hopkins
American authorities did NOT make people change their names. There were NOT unacceptable names to American authorities. People modified and/or changed their names by their own choice. All they had to do was USE a different name in their day to day lives. As long as such name change was not for purposes of fraud - it is completely legal.
The US census indexes (1870-1930) show a lot of people using the surname Haglund and almost all of those are of Scandinavian origins - Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian.
Online study material to learn about Norwegian naming practices and patterns.
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/na12.html
http://www.nndata.no/home/jborgos/names.htm
http://www.norwayheritage.com/norwegian-names.htm
http://www.nndata.no/home/jborgos/farms.htm
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peder
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eibache
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Posted - 09/12/2009 : 21:16:00
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The baptismal record for your "Jessie (Jessica) (Kirsten) Thorson, b.04 Aug 1876" is #26 she was baptized Kirsten on April 30 1876 in the Klepp parish in Rogaland. She was born April 8 (not Aug 4) 1876 and her parents were Jens Thorsen and Kirstin Stoltenberg Jonsdatter at the Fristad farm. Her name would therefore have been Kirsten Jensdatter, Fristad.
Her parents were married Nov 14 1867 in Haaland parish, Rogaland, see #22 Jens Thorsen was at that time 21 years old and Kirstin Stoltenberg Jonsdatter was 26 years old.
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eibache
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Posted - 09/12/2009 : 21:24:33
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Jens Thorsen was born Jan 21 1846 and baptized Febr 22, see #6 his parents were Thore Rasmusen and Maren Johannesdatter, Fristad.
Kirstin Stoltenberg (baptized Kistin Stoltenberg Sept 5 1841) was born Aug 18 1841, see #56 her parents were John Tollefsen and Evine (Elisebet) Salomunsdatter at the nedre Haaland farm.
Kirsten Stoltenberg, her parents and siblings in
1865
Jens Thorsen, his mother (being a widow) and his siblings in 1865
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peder
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Posted - 09/12/2009 : 21:51:40
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Jens thorsen family. Only shows his mother living at ths time 1865
• Census year: 1865
• Municipality: Klepp
• Municipality number: 1120
• Name of domicile: Rævhougsheien*
Number of persons in this domicile: 7
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Name Family status Marital status Occupation Birth year Place of birth Ethnicity
Maren Johannesdatter Husmoder e Gaardeierske 1817 Kleps Preste
Johannes Jenssen hendes Søn ug driver Gaarden for Moderen 1842 Kleps Preste
Jens Thorsen hendes Søn ug 1846 Kleps Preste
Serine Thorsdatter hendes Datter ug 1848 Kleps Preste
Rasmus Thorsen hendes Søn ug 1851 Kleps Preste
Carl Thorsen hendes Søn ug 1854 Kleps Preste
Maria Thorsdatter Datter ug 1857 Kleps Preste
• Census year: 1875
• Municipality: Klepp
• Municipality number: 1120
• Name of domicile: Friestad
Number of persons in this domicile: 13
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Name Family status Marital status Occupation Birth year Place of birth Ethnicity
Jens Thorsen Husfader g Gaardbruger og Eier 1846 Klep
Kjisten Johnsdatter Kone g 1841 Thime
Thore Jensen Søn 1868 Klep
Lisebeth Jensdatter Datter 1870 Klep
Marie Jensdatter Datter 1871 Klep
Justine Jensdatter Datter 1873 Klep
Jens Jensen Søn 1874 Klep
Nille Evertsdatter Tjenestepige !! Tjenestepige 1850 Haaland
Marie Thorsdatter Tilreisende !! Sypige 1817 Klep
Lars Gabriel Torgersen Logerende g Arbeidsmand 1808 Aare Sogn Klep
Berthe Iversdatter Kone til No.10 Logerende g 1830 Klep
Hansine Larsdatter Datter ug 1859 Klep
Ane Lovise Andreasdatter Fattiglem forsørges af Staten 1863 Høiland
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waynehughessparrow
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Looking for any Relatives
