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petertorgerson
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 Posted - 08/01/2014 : 20:16:43
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| My great grandparents Ole and Olea Pedersen came from Norway to Quebec, Canada in 1859, and settled in the township of Bury, Compton County, Quebec (about 20 miles north of the New Hampshire, US border). They lived there until 1863, when they traveled to Rock Creek township, Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA. I am looking for information on the usual means of travel that they might have taken in that time period. They lived in a settlement in Bury township that had numerous other Norwegian families that also left for the US after a rather brief stay. |
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amyanderson75
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susihaines
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Posted - 09/01/2014 : 15:53:27
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| My ancestors also stayed in the Bury/Sherbrooke area from late 1862-about 63, after spending 1-2 years at Gaspe, Quebec. Then they went to live near Colfax, Dunn County, Wisconsin. The sisters stayed but the brothers moved on. I bet they knew each other! My ancestors were Peter and Brynhild Brandt and a large collection of siblings - Ludvig, Fredrick, Johanna, Christina Brandt, along with wives, children and step-children. I often wonder how they travelled - especially with the small children and babies. My ancestors originated from Lofoten and Sor Trondelag in Norway. |
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susihaines
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Posted - 10/01/2014 : 15:43:21
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| Just to note, we have the Port of Entry paper for my great grandfather from this group of Norwegians. It says that he entered the U.S. at the port of Milwaukee, 1863. |
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petertorgerson
Junior member
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Posted - 11/01/2014 : 00:03:18
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| Susihaines--Would you believe that I live in the Colfax area, Dunn County, Wisconsin. Do you have any more info on where they lived in the Colfax area. As to the Port of Entry document that you have from your great grandfather, does it show a passenger list and a departure point? Also, I was able to find my great grandfather and his family on the 1861 Census of Canada, which can be accessed on ancestry.ca |
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susihaines
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Posted - 11/01/2014 : 03:34:59
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| This is interesting. Regarding the port of entry, it is actually the citizenship paper that we have - it indicates that my great grandfather emigrated the U.S. and landed at the Port of Milwaukee on or about the month of September in 1863. He became a citizen in December 1865 in Eau Claire County. At this time he changed his name to Gilbert Haines after the name of the village they left in Norway. I don't know if they kept records at the ports on the Great Lakes. I've never thought of that before. The family history book says that they settled with a group of other Norwegians in Dunn County, Wisconsin, near the town of Colfax and the Running Valley Church. Johanna Brandt married a Mr. Evenson in 1865 or 66 and had several children. She died in 1920. Christiana Brandt married Christian Bjornson. She died in 1930 and I know that she is buried at Running Valley Church. Peter and Ludvig Brandt show up in Minnesota by 1867. Fredrick isn't accounted for in Minnesota until 1875. We don't know if they owned land in Wisconsin or not. The Brandt's had a cousin who became a minister and my mother tells me that he was a pastor at the Running Valley Lutheran Church for awhile. His name is N. C. Brun. We can also identify part of this clan on the 1861 Census at Gaspe, the rest did not arrive until the summer after the census was completed. |
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petertorgerson
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Posted - 11/01/2014 : 15:24:22
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To Susihaines--The Runnning Valley Church near Colfax still exists today. It is called North Running Valley Church and the address is 14714 County Road A, Colfax,WI 54730. The churches phone number is 715-962-2096. Churches usually have a list of pastors and might have some info for you.
A cemetery just west of Colfax is named Lower Running Valley Cemetery. In fact my family has lots for future burial in this cemetery.
The last one room school building for Running Valley still stands today along County Road A. |
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petertorgerson
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Posted - 11/01/2014 : 15:29:01
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| I made a mistake in my last post--the cemetery is east of the village of Colfax. |
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susihaines
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Posted - 11/01/2014 : 17:22:06
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| Thank you! Helpful information for my searching. I hope you get your answers too. |
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petertorgerson
Junior member
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Posted - 12/01/2014 : 16:08:02
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| Your welcome and thank you too! |
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