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| helene | I am helene from norway. I'm looking for my family in the usa. I have one name. Thomas Olaj Starefoss/starefossen. do anyone know this name?? |
| joallanb | You did not tell anything about what period of time....but look at this link:
[url="http://www.ellisisland.org/search/matchMore.asp?MID=11529616280237342048&LNM=STAREFOS&PLNM=STAREFOS&kind=exact&offset=0&dwpdone=1"]Thomas1921[/url]
Is this the person?
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| joallanb | And this would maybe give you enough to find out the rest about him......looks like he lived until 1979.
[url="http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi"]Vital record - social security death index[/url]
(skriv "starefos" (med en s) og søk ved å trykke "submit".)
Gives this result:
(looks like he was married)
THOMAS STAREFOS 28 Apr 1891- Nov 1979
02673 (West Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA) 02664 (South Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA) 020-12-9235 Massachusetts SS-5 A
GLADYS STAREFOS 02 Oct 1907 - Nov 1972
02673 (West Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA) (none specified) 031-22-5783 Massachusetts SS-5 Letter
Or maybe you did know that.....and just want to search for living relatives.
Gives you an idea of his last residence. (siste bosted)
Would give you an good idea or where to search for more information.
Remark that he only used on "s" in his last name. |
| helene | thanks fore helping me John A. Starefoss in Norway and StarefoS in the USA. (yes, it is the right person) I am also looking for living relatives. but dont know how to do it.............. (I know I olso have som family in usa from askvoll, sundfjord..)thank you for helping me....
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| Jo Anne Sadler | The two Thomas Starefos' in the Ellis Island listing are naturalized American citizens, member(s) of the crew, appears to be the same person, difference in age, tho.
Thomas is found in Boston in the 1920 & 1930 census in Boston, lodger, unmarried, immigrated 1913/1914, marine engineer.
He registered for the WWI draft in 1917, Thomas Olar Starefos, born Bergen, Norway, April 18, 1891, single, oiler for the Eastern Steamship Co. in Boston.
If he married it would have been after 1930. Have sent you an email with the names and address of four Starefos' in the U.S., one is named Thomas, age 69, a good possibility it is his son, Starefos is a very unusual name.
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| helene | yes, I think its the same person, becose he ent to visit norway in 1925 i think. then he came as an american citizen.The name is unusual in norway to. only one family has that name.. my fathers family name.... thank you Jo Anne |
| helene | Jo Anne Sadler: i havent got your e-mail.. kan you send it one more time????? |
| Jo Anne Sadler | Just resent, maybe I hit the wrong button.[:0] |
| helene | whay to I have to pay mony to get any information about mye family in the usa??? Where can I find addresses without paying??? Is it save to give my out visanumber???? |
| joallanb | Hi again Helene.
With the information you now have, and possibly living relatives today, there should be no reason to hire or pay someone to do further research.
I have not seen the information that Jo Anne did send you (adresses?), but there is, as she say, a good possibility that the today living Starefos are relatives.
Most americans would enjoy to establish contact with relatives from Norway; so why not just try call them directly?
Their numbers and adresses shold be able to find trough white pages (telefonkatalog) online.
Let me know if you want some advice directly by mail (in norwegian). |
| Jo Anne Sadler | Helene:
I do not know what you are talking about. I sent you addresses that I got off of a free White Pages (residential) online database. It gives the addresses of four Starefos people. You can write them, no one is charging you money. The reason I sent the information offlist is that I do not think it is right to post personal information online of other people.
That said, as far as paying, many companies go through a lot of time and money hiring people, setting up databases and all the costs involved to put information on the Internet, it is only fair that they charge something for it. |
| helene | Jo Anne Sandler: I understad you, but I have 10 names and can not find information without paying for it..... I agree, it is not right to post personal information online.. (I got your e-mail. tank you) i understand that companies have to chargs mony, but I dont know which one is safe to use.... I have never done this before, and dont know good or bad companies.... sorry.... |
| helene | mean which company that is good or bad........ |