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KnudsonFamily
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 Posted - 25/02/2010 : 04:17:26
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I'm trying to help someone make their connection back to Norway. Can anyone help me prove/disprove that Albert Henrickson was born Halvor Ingebretsen?
What I was given as a starting point was simply the name Albert Hendrickson from Lafayette county Wisconsin.
thru Ancestry,com I initially found 1880-1910 census records and a tree stating his birth date as Jun 19, 1841 Norway.
Today I tried sorting out some of the Hendrickson in Lafayette county when I spotted a Christian Hendrickson with a father Ingrebret Henriksen. Christian had a brother Halvor born Jun 19, 1841.
Then found an 1870 census record for Albert Ingrebretson in Argyle Wisconsin. Albert's 1880 census record also has a middle initial E. (ingebret/Engebret).
Then did FamilySearch and a Halvor Ingebretsen married a Maria Johanson. Albert's wife was a Maria Johnson.
Halvor Ingrebret Birth #108
Marriage #3
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eibache
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Posted - 25/02/2010 : 12:52:41
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Then did FamilySearch and a Halvor Ingebretsen married a Maria Johanson. Albert's wife was a Maria Johnson.
The marriage record says Maja Johannesdr. and she was born in Sweden.
How and why a Halvor would have become an Albert in US can easier be proven with emigration info and dates. Change to Hendricksen from Ingebretsen may be quite reasonable.
More dates/age on siblings and parents would be great help. |
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Edited by - eibache on 25/02/2010 13:00:04 |
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KnudsonFamily
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Posted - 25/02/2010 : 18:43:43
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Thanks Eibache!
I was contacted to help find more about Albert Hendrickson who was this person's great grandfather. She knew Albert Hendrickson was born around 1841 in Norway. He married a Maria Johnson who was born around 1838 in Sweden.
Ancestry.com has 3-4 trees with Albert and Maria as their end node. They list the birth date of Albert as Jun 19, 1841 Norway and Maria's a Jan 3, 1838 Sweden. No siblings are listed.
I'm trying to find emigration/immigration records for either name or the combination, but haven't been lucky. It appears Albert showed up in Wisconsin between 1865 and 1870. A child was born here in 1870 and was the first child we know about based on the US census records.
The US census information has their immigration:
1860 (in the 1910 for Albert)
1865 (in 1900 for Albert)
1870 (in 1900 Maria - listed as widow)
1871 (in 1910 Maria listed as divorced)
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 25/02/2010 : 19:29:30
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In the 1880 US census Christian and Albert E. Hendrickson households are listed next to each other in Darlington township of LaFayette township.
Christian is shown with very young children that were born in Norway, the youngest of those is listed as 4 years old - so the family didn't immigrate until at least some point in 1876 or after. Christian is listed as 32 years old in 1880 - therefore born ABOUT 1848 in Norway. His wife's name is "Lisa" and their oldest child is 10 years old in 1880.
It might be easier to find Christian (Ingrebretsen/Engebretsen) Hendrickson and family in Norwegian census/emigration records and learn WHERE in Norway he came from. IF he is related to Albert then you can search for older brothers and get some real digging done in the local church records etc.
Where did the information come from that Christian's father was a man named Ingrebret Henriksen? |
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Hopkins
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KnudsonFamily
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Posted - 25/02/2010 : 20:01:40
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I was trying not to put too much stuff here out of fear of boring people.
My first approach was to gather info from the US census. I found ones for 1880-1910. Then used the tree feature. The trees on Albert and Maria all start them (no siblings or specific locations just country).
I could not initially find an 1870 census.
I did a GenForum search on Henrickson forum with Argyle and came across a good tree for another line but that pointed me to Oppland as a good possibilty.
Once I as stuck, I asked a genealogist/friend another set of eyes to help me look at it differently. She saw a Henry and and elmer in the 1900 census. the Henry was from the same line as the Genforum tree.
In following up on Elmer, I was lead to Christian. ancestry.com had a very nice tree on him. In looking at that, I notice he had a brother Halvor Engebretsen with the same birthdate as Albert.
From that I looked at the 1870 census and found Albert Ingerbrickson.
So my theory is based on:
1) albert and Halvor having the same birth date
2) There are a number of Henricksons in the Argyle are from Oppland.
3) Albert's wife was a Maria Johnson born 1838 sweden and Halvor's wife was a Maria Johanson from Sweden 1838.
4) The 1880 census having Albert E. Henrickson,
I'm thinking Ole came over first. Then Albert then Christian.
Would love to find an migration/emigration or immigration on either Halvor or Albert to help prove/disaprove this.
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Hopkins
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Hopkins
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Posted - 25/02/2010 : 20:13:01
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| Lots of information is helpful - just list it concisely. I don't use Ancestry and therefore do not understand your references to their format. |
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Hopkins
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KnudsonFamily
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Posted - 26/02/2010 : 00:17:57
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I had the census, birth record, and marriagerecord for Halvor Ingebretsen in the first post.
Would love to see a similar ientry for Halvor & Maria as Hospkin found fr Engebret.
or worse case an entry for Halvor iun Norway after 1870 (which would mean my theory is wrong).
Didn't thinkj to look for Ingebret Henriks coming over. Maga Thanks! |
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Hopkins
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Posted - 26/02/2010 : 00:41:30
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You can find many entries in Jevnaker/Gran databases and scanned original records for the family at the Digitalarkivet website.
Also don't neglect checking the emigrant records for the port of Oslo/Kristiania. |
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KnudsonFamily
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Posted - 26/02/2010 : 01:44:26
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I'm taking it that the record Hopkins provide above indicates that Ingebret and his wife left the parish June 7, 1867.
There is a New York Port arrival Dec 23, 1867 which indicated the Kristi Halversdatter dead on the trip. so did Halvor and Maria's daughter. Ingebret wasn't in the list, but the tree on Ancestry.com indicated je died 1867. So maybe before they left for America. The boat sailed (the Humboldt) had a port of departure Hamburg.
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jkmarler
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Posted - 26/02/2010 : 04:59:50
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Hi,
Here is a web address for the Hadelandslag. They have an archive of 8000 emigrants from Hadeland which you might examine parts of it you register at their site.
http://www.hadelandlag.org/resources/reslimacc.htm
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KnudsonFamily
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Posted - 26/02/2010 : 05:14:34
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| Thanks Jackie, it looks like a very interesting site. I'll pass it on to the person I'm helping. |
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Hopkins
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Posted - 26/02/2010 : 05:34:35
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If Albert Hendrikson's descendants were to check for church records (probably a Norwegian-Lutheran congregation) in LaFayette Co. there would probably be some notation of WHERE in Norway he came from and maybe even notation of his original name -- that would be best proof that these two names were actually the same man. Baptisms of his American born children might be interesting for the persons listed as sponsors. With the large number of emigrants from Jevnaker/Gran/Lunner and other areas in Norway that settled in that area they must have organized several Norwegian-Lutheran churches.
Update: The book 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad, published 1907 indicated -- "There are 10 Norwegian congregations and 8 churches in Lafayette Co., 7 belonging to The United Church, 2 to The Lutheran Free church and 1 to The Norwegian Synod." as translated by Olaf Kringhaug.
The Hadelandslag is eager to get information about the fates of emigrants from descendants of those families. |
Edited by - Hopkins on 26/02/2010 05:41:50 |
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KnudsonFamily
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Posted - 26/02/2010 : 06:06:31
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I'm also trying to get the death record for Albert. For that timeframe they typically had the parents names.
Might end up driving down to Darlington.
Didn't think of the church. I haven't had much luck with response from them here in the state, but worth a try. Thanks for helping me think outside the box I was in! |
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Is Albert Hendrickson = Halvor Ingebretsen
