Kjersten Marta Hellem or Peterson
Started by luciahansen · 2008-12-03
luciahansen · 2008-12-03#1
I've been sorting through many many records, and thanks to people at this site and others in North Dakota and Minnesota, have found this for my great grandmother:
She was born on 29 Jul 1858, in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag. She was known as Kjersten Pedersdatter (age 8) on the 1865 census. She left Inderoy, Nord-Trøndelag, from Trondheim harbor on 20 April 1881. (She is named "Kjersten Hellem" here). Her destination was Windom, Minnesota. She married Olaus Austad on 4 April 1882 in Des Moines Twp., Minnesota (on this record, she is named "Kjersti Peterson"), and they shortly after went to Enderlin, North Dakota. I also don't know if Olaus accompanied her - there is someone mentioned as "Olaus Ol "Aarstad" on the same page of the Digitalarkivet.
My problem: I cannot find her actual arrival in the US - I've tried New York and Canadian entries, to no avail. However, I could have missed something. Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you!
Lucia