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renees
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 Posted - 25/06/2007 : 22:34:36
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I am trying to find info on Ander Tostenson/Tustison born 1830 Telemark, Norway married Gunhild Unknown born 1835 Telemark. They went to the USA before 1857 where their first child Thomas A Tostenson was born in Illinois in 1857 then they went to Minnesota where they had two daughters. I believe they were married in Norway.
Thank you for your help.
Renee Sanders, OREGON, USA |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 25/06/2007 : 22:55:13
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One of the best researchers on the Internet recommended earlier this month that you contact the Fillmore Co. Historical Society. Did you learn anything from them about what other resources might be available and how to access them?
http://genforum.genealogy.com/mn/messages/13338.html |
Edited by - Hopkins on 26/06/2007 16:14:02 |
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
1100 Posts |
Posted - 26/06/2007 : 03:17:56
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In the 1865 census they are in Holt, Fillmore, MN. The Fillmore County Historical Society link has alot of resources including look up volunteers for history books, cemeteries, state census'.
Do you have any more information here? It is hard to connect the dots without all available information on this side of the pond. Census, birth, death, marriage records. |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 26/06/2007 : 16:19:02
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| What is the source of the information that the Tostensons came from Telemark? Have you researched in the emigration lists of persons from Telemark available on LDS microfiche set # 6350054? |
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
1100 Posts |
Posted - 26/06/2007 : 18:58:55
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Here is the link:
click here
I do not believe that microfiche can be rented at local Family History Centers.
With the withdrawal of the free Ancestry.com Library Edition to them, the FHC's are providing great alternatives including all the census' on Heritage Quest and many other projects online.
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DALB
Medium member
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Posted - 26/06/2007 : 22:20:00
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| I checked the Telemark Emigration Fiche mentioned above, and did not find Anders. The listing is alphabetized by first name - I checked through Anders and Andreas. If he used a farm name and not the patronymic it would be in a different order on the fiche. And we do not have a farm name. If he came in a group, i could have missed him. |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3351 Posts |
Posted - 27/06/2007 : 01:09:01
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I checked that fiche set this afternoon too and agree that I also didn't find any mention of the family we'd like to see there. I'd still love to know the source of the Telemark origin listing for this family. Knowing that might help.
Yes, microfiche can be ordered at local LDS Family History Centers (at least every center I've ever visited). Microfiche from the Salt Lake City collection can often take a little longer to receive after they are ordered but if available they have two big advantages to those of us who call ourselves "frugal". They usually only cost 15 US cents per microfiche sheet to order (the Telemark emigrant set consists of 9 sheets) and they STAY at the local Family History Center after they are received. Unfortunately they are an older form of medium and are less used. The Family History Center near me used to have 7 microfiche readers available at all times - but with the addition of 4 more computers and a scanner/copier/printer for microfilm/microfiche and hard copy the local director decided to get rid of 5 of the older model fiche readers to make room for the newer technology.
I have a number of favorite LDS microfiche sets for Norwegian genealogy which includes, but not limited to -
#6030017 -- "Danish-Norwegian paleography" a primer on handwriting and interpreting old Danish-Norwegian records with excellent examples
#6030038 -- Norwegian Postal/Shipping Guide Place Names -- circa 1901 (great for finding odd locations and working out possible matches for even more odd spellings)
#6030098 -- Genealogical guidebook & atlas of Norway
#6039342 -- "Intro to Court, Mortgage, Probate, Deed Records, etc. of Norway" by C.S. Schilbred
I have also found various bygdebøker available on LDS microfiche - especially a number of older books like "Hitterdalsboken", Hurdal, "Boka om Land", "Sandsvaers Historie" and of course the ever interesting Telemark emigrant index...
So don't pass up the opportunity to order the microfiche - unless you have NO access to a microfiche reader. |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3351 Posts |
Posted - 27/06/2007 : 14:07:13
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Perhaps more info in " Bygedebok for Sauherad, gards og ættesoge", bind II?? The table on contents shows a farm "Voltveit" starting on page 208.
(I don't have access to the book - but I kept a copy of the table of contents when I used it several months ago in Salt Lake City.)
A friend has listed himself as a volunteer to do lookups in Sauherad volumes, I've sent him an email for a quick lookup and will report back later. |
Edited by - Hopkins on 27/06/2007 14:07:54 |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3351 Posts |
Posted - 28/06/2007 : 15:56:33
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Results of the Lookup in the Sauherad book -
The Anders Tostensen born at 'Woltvedt' in Sauherad Telemark married Bergit Torsteinsd. from Ramsvik u. Klevar in 1862. The couple had at least 11 children in Norway and did emigrate to America about 1887.
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renees
Medium member
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Posted - 28/06/2007 : 20:15:49
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I have to up date names. I have just found out the names are Odd Thorstensen/Torestsen born 1825-30 and wife Gunhild/Gunild Evensdatter born 1835. I think they were from Telemark but not positive.
They were in the US by 1856.
Thank you,
Renee Sanders, OREGON, USA |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 30/06/2007 : 17:22:34
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Listed leaving the Årdal i Hjelmeland parish in 1855, entries #12 and #13 -
Rogaland fylke, Årdal i Hjelmeland, Ministerialbok nr. A 8 (1842-1861), Inn- og utflyttede 1856, side 231
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=1602&idx_id=1602&uid=ny&idx_side=-222
I'm not claiming that this is a perfect match to the couple - just that is appears worth your further investigation. The husband has appeared with so many different spellings and ages ... this appears within range of some of those previously listed.
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Hopkins
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renees
Medium member
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Posted - 30/06/2007 : 19:42:14
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Thank you so much! I think this might be them. The baptism records are definately them. I never thought I would find them
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