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maybellemn
Junior member
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 Posted - 24/01/2021 : 21:27:38
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| I have a question - In the Hallingdal area (Aal, Hol, Gol, Nesbyn Flaa, and Hemsdal) is there a place called Bakkegaard? I have a Guri Julia Bakkegard Syverson that I am checking on. She is buried in our cemetery and was my great great aunt. I think when she came here and married - her name changed from Guri to Julia, her father was Syversson and they took the Syverson for last name and I am guessing that Bakkegaard is the farm they came from. Can someone help with this? Many thanks and this site is the greatest! I put this question in the wrong catergory first - just ignore it. |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 24/01/2021 : 23:34:54
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There is a Bakkegaard farm in Hol, Buskerud as well as a Bakke (Bakkegaard) in Aal.
You need to provide more information on Guri such as her birth year to pin down where in Buskerud she comes from.
An example is this Guri Syversdatter born about 1865 living on the Bakkegaard farm in Aal, Buskerud.
https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/census/person/pf01038088006990 |
Edited by - AntonH on 24/01/2021 23:38:40 |
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maybellemn
Junior member
USA
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Posted - 25/01/2021 : 00:59:38
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Guri was born 6/10/1861 in Hallingdal, died 3/22/1938 in Winger, Mn and buried there. Her dad is listed as John Syverson and her mother is Birgit Evensdatter Torgetoen (born 1823 died 1898 -buried in Winger, Mn. |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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maybellemn
Junior member
USA
60 Posts |
Posted - 25/01/2021 : 02:10:35
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| Again you all did a great job! I was asked for information on Guri and I only had information for her husband Thomas! I hit that brick wall I guess. Thank you so much! |
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maybellemn
Junior member
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Posted - 25/01/2021 : 14:49:20
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I thought the family came from Hol - Thanks for the book name and vol. What would his Father's name have been? I realize they changed it to Syverson when they came here.
I could figure out Birgit name but couldn't follow on Johns on the baptismal #38
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 25/01/2021 : 16:28:42
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Sjugurd is a local variant of Syver or Sigurd. The farm name at the time was more or less an appendage which changed as you moved from farm to farm.
Hol is the location of their farms. Up until 1870 or so, Hol was an "annex" to Aal and so Hol's early records are held under Aal. On the baptism there are tiny initials H.K. which tell Guri's baptism was celebrated in the Hol church but recorded under the administration of Aal.
Jon's birthdate is 12 May 1821 and his parents are Sjugurd Jonsen from b about 1793 and died 6 Aug 1860 and his first wife Kristi Sandersdatter Løyte b abt 1787 d 12 Feb 1846. Sjugurd got Bakkegard from his father in 1812 for 300 rdlr and life care (plus he was the oldest of the male siblings in his birth family and the only one known to survive to adulthood) Jon 1821 was the 2nd son in his father's first family and so came to be on a cotter's place under nordre Trøgaton (Tragetoen) called Haugeslåtta. Jon 1821's older brother Sander got Bakkegard which he sold to a relative of mine in 1859. Sander and his 4 children came to US after the sale. |
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maybellemn
Junior member
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Posted - 25/01/2021 : 21:27:18
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This is great! when you said "sold to a family of mine" did you mean you- yourself?
This lady that got ahold of me has been searching for 20 years - I think she should be in contact with you. Is there a e mail address she could use to be in contact? This is out of my league! |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 25/01/2021 : 22:37:32
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Hallingdal is a small remote place in Norway. Sooner or later everybody there can be a cousin! The relative of mine who bought Bakkegard was Syver Gunnarson. Later Syver and his whole family came to US, too.
Syver is my first cousin 5 times removed. |
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maybellemn
Junior member
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60 Posts |
Posted - 26/01/2021 : 00:31:57
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I was there in the 90/s on a Hallinglag Tour - We also met Mom's first cousins - all but one. I wish I had paid more attention. How far (in miles) do you think it is to go between the 6 areas? We have many people in my area that are from Halling- especially Aal (Helling, Bjella, Geldaker Lappegard to name a few) , Torpo (Vesledahl's) and have connected people of my husband's side (his whole family in the bygdebok and my mother's Dad's side. They listed the first generation born in the US and my mom and her family and my Uncle and his family are all listed. So much fun to see. They left one area and settled here together! |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 26/01/2021 : 01:39:54
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| Hallingdal is roughly about 100 miles in length is what I've heard. |
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ToreL
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Posted - 26/01/2021 : 12:09:04
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| The length of the Hallingdal river is given as 220 kms. It makes a 90 degree turn at Gol, but all the places you mention are upwards in the valley from Gol. Gol in the East to Geilo in the West is about 50 minutes by car or 30 minutes by train, but the farms you are interested in probably only span a fraction of this distance. Torpo to Ål is just 12-13 minutes by car. |
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maybellemn
Junior member
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Posted - 26/01/2021 : 22:42:03
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Thank you - I have been trying to figure out just how close they were. We were on a bus tour so I didn't pay attention as to the distance we had gone. Thank you all!
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