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jj
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USA
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Posted - 21/10/2002 :  04:40:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm looking for information on CHRISTIAN SKORSTAD and his wife, ELLEN (BROSTAD) SKORSTAD, who came to America in 1868. They had one child I know about, born in Norway. MARIE SKORSTAD. She was born near Vardahl, Christiania 7 Aug. 1865. Christian was born in 1819 and Ellen in 1821. The family settled in Pigeon Township, Wisconsin.
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*JJ*

thelebrity
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Norway
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Posted - 21/10/2002 :  14:29:16  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here the family is in the 1865 census. Vardahl is in Oppland fylke, quite a bit north of Christiania (now Oslo). As you can see Marie was the youngest of several children. Christian was born in Biri, Oppland.
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=arkivverket/ft1865/f60527.wc2&variabel=0&postnr=3864&fulle=true&spraak=n

Per Helge Seglsten
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thelebrity
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Norway
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Posted - 21/10/2002 :  14:32:37  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hopefully you will find Christian's baptism record here. My browswer can't download the data right now, so I'm unable to search for you:
http://slektshistorielaget.no/kilder/gjovik/databaser2/DaapBiri1814/index.html

Per Helge Seglsten
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thelebrity
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Norway
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Posted - 21/10/2002 :  14:35:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here you will also find baptism and marriage records for Vardal which might contain Elene's and her children's birth records and the marriage record of Elene and Christian.
http://slektshistorielaget.no/kilder/gjovik/retur_index.htm


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jj
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USA
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Posted - 21/10/2002 :  15:25:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thank you. You have been very helpful.
jj
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jj
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USA
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Posted - 22/10/2002 :  05:24:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I couldn't download information on Christian and Elene, or find Andrew's name liosted. Perhaps it was not the same in Norway?
Thanks again.
jj
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thelebrity
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Norway
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Posted - 22/10/2002 :  08:58:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
If Andrew was born in Norway his norwegian name would probably be Andreas. I couldn't download the data because I'm behind a fire wall (at work) that doesn't allow me to download programs. From your own pc it shouldn't be a problem. Maybe a mail to the webmaster will sort it out.

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