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                       Posted - 28/01/2022 :  06:10:28
                        
                        
                      
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                       Hello all! 
  New here and starting to do some research on family history. We trace our roots back to Vinje, Telemark but don't know much about the origin of our surname.
 
  Jorgen Bendiksen (Nordgaarden potentially) is the farthest we can go on the father side. He was born sometime around 1791 (one record shows 1825) and had a son named Bendik Jorgensen Tweeten (Tveiten or Tveitane presumed). 
  Jorgen was married to Singre Nordgaarden who was born on July 21, 1827. Her lineage can be traced back quite a bit but I'd like to know if anyone is familiar with these names or may have a connection? I'd really like to find out where Jorgen resided and if there are any other connections we can make to his family.
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                       Posted - 28/01/2022 :  18:04:25
                        
                        
                      
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                       Amazing! This is what I was looking for! Looks like Jorgen's father was Bendig Tollefsen who came from Lie. If I recall correctly, I believe that was a farm on the Mo parish?
  I'm still a greenhorn researching here, but I'm guessing this website is the place to go if I want to keep tracing it back? | 
                     
                    
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                       Posted - 29/01/2022 :  01:49:59
                        
                        
                      
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                       Looking at the wedding record posted by Hopkins, I would think that this is the baptism record for Sigrid. 
  Sigri Tarjesdr in the Norway, Births and Christenings, 1648-1903
  Name:	Sigri Tarjesdr Gender:	Female Christening Age:	0 Birth Date:	21 Jul 1827 Christening Date:	26 Aug 1827 Christening Place:	Laardal, Telemark, Norway Father:	 Tarje Bjorgufsen Mother:	 Else Mikkelsdr
  Original record Nr. 7 right hand page 
  https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20051007010022
 
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                       Posted - 29/01/2022 :  02:04:40
                        
                        
                      
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                       Here is the marriage record for Tarje Bjørgufsen and Else Mikkelsdatter in 1827. 
  Tarje Bjorgufsen in the Norway, Select Marriages, 1660-1926 Name:	Tarje Bjorgufsen Gender:	Male Age:	28 Birth Date:	1799 Marriage Date:	01 Jul 1827 Marriage Place:	Eidsborg, Telemark, Norway Spouse:	 Else Mikkelsdr FHL Film Number:	126959 Reference ID:	2:RNHZBF
  Original record is Nr. 2 right hand page 
  https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20051007010105
 
 
 
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                       Posted - 29/01/2022 :  02:25:03
                        
                        
                      
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                       Based on the 1801 Census, I would think this is the baptism record for Tarje born in 1796.
  Tarje Bjorgufsen in the Norway, Select Baptisms, 1634-1927 Name:	Tarje Bjorgufsen Gender:	Male Birth Date:	05 Jul 1796 Baptism Date:	24 Jul 1796 Baptism Place:	, MO, Telemark, Norway Father:	 Biorguf Lie Mother:	 Margithe Anundsdr FHL Film Number:	126960
  https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000004661632
  The original recored is the first entry on the right hand page 
  https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061214340218
 
 
 
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                       Posted - 29/01/2022 :  03:09:58
                        
                        
                      
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                       This is about the place in a family tree where one needs to use a Bygdbok to go further back in time. However there is a Family Tree on Ancestry.com that has this line back. I will put the line on here but you really should get some Bygdebok confirmation of the data. 
  Bjørguf Torjusson Nordgaarden Li 1761–1842 BIRTH 1761 • Mo, Telemark, Norway DEATH 2 SEPT 1842 • Nordgaarden, Mo, Telemark, Norway
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  Torjus Lofthus Tarjeson Haugland 1735–1787 BIRTH 1735 • Lid, Mo, Telemark DEATH 1787 • Lid, Mo Parish, Telemark, Norway
  Margit Bjørguvsdotter Nedrebø 1740–1787 BIRTH 1740 • Gausbu, Skafsa, Telemark, Norway DEATH 1787 • Lid, Mo Parish, Telemark, Norway
  Parents of Torjus are given as 
  Tarjei Såvison Lofthus Reindal 1698–1776 BIRTH 1698 • Reini or V. Lofthus, Mo, Telemark, Norway DEATH 1776 • Reindal Skafså, Tokke, Telemark, Norway
  Sigrid Olafsdatter North Felland 1698–1780 BIRTH 1698 • Mo, Telemark, Norway DEATH 1780 • Kviteseid, Mo, Telemark, Norway
  There is a Ancestry.com record for the baptism of Torjus born in 1735.
  Torjus Torgersen in the Norway, Select Baptisms, 1634-1927
  Name:	Torjus Torgersen Gender:	Male Baptism Date:	12 Jun 1735 Baptism Place:	, MO, Telemark, Norway Father:	 Targei Reindal Mother:	 Sigri FHL Film Number:	126960
  The original record is on this page. Third from bottom on the right hand page 
  https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070104650350
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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                       Posted - 29/01/2022 :  03:16:12
                        
                        
                      
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                       Many times when you can get the family tree back to the 1700's you can connect with Geni.com. Geni.com is in my opinion somewhat more reliable than most family trees including those on Ancestry.com. Here is a link to Torjus Tarjeisson Reindal, shown above as being born in 1735. 
  Torjus Tarjeisson Reindal (Lofthus Vestre)   Gender:	Male Birth:	1735  Skafså, Tokke, Telemark, Norway Death:	1787 (51-52)
  https://www.geni.com/people/Torjus-Reindal/6000000013602227207?through=6000000012660664813
 
  If you click on Actions and then Ancestors Report you willl see even further back
  1. Torjus Tarjeisson Reindal b. 1735, Skafså, Tokke, Telemark, Norway; d. 1787 2. Tarjei Såvisson Lofthus b. 1687; d. 1767 3. Såvi Gunnarsson Felland Søndre b. 1647, Felland, Mo, Tokke, Telemark, Norway; d. 1729, Reindal, Mo, Tokke, Telamark, Norway 4. Gunnar Olavsson Felland b. 1599; d. 1676, Søndre Felland, Gnr.36 5. Olav Knutsson af Brokka, d.e. b. 1550; d. 1600 6. Knut Augundsen Brokka b. 1530; d. Brokka, Skafså, Mo, Tokke, Telemark, Norway 7. Augund Bjørnsen Døli b. 1510; d. Døli, Skafså, Mo, Tokke, Telemark, Norway 8. Bjørn Olsen Tveiten b. 1480
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                       Posted - 29/01/2022 :  03:23:18
                        
                        
                      
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                       The profile in the Genil.com does have a source for Bjørgulv Torjusson born in 1761. It is a link to the 1801 Census, that I posted above. Gives a little credence to the tree. 
 
 
  Bjørgulv Torjusson Nordgarden (Lid)   Gender:	Male Birth:	1761  Mo, Tokke, Telemark, Norway Death:	1842 (80-81)
 
 
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                       Posted - 29/01/2022 :  04:08:31
                        
                        
                      
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                       Coming back to the other half of the wedding. Jørgen Bendixsen.  I wonder if there is an error in the wedding record  and that the father of Jørgen Bendixsen is actually named Bendik Jorgensen. I will grant you that the original re4cord does seem to have the father of the groom as Bendix Tollefsen Lie. 
  Nr. 12 
  https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20051007010745
  It might take some work to sort this issue out.
 
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                       Posted - 29/01/2022 :  21:09:44
                        
                        
                      
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                       The handwritten birth/baptismal record for Jørgen Bendixsen in Mo kirkebøker, SAKO/A-286/F/Fa/L0004Parish register (official) no. I 4, 1814-1844, p. 31, does list his father was Bendik Jørgensen. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061214340543 It further puts their residence as Lofthuus. | 
                     
                    
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                       Posted - 29/01/2022 :  21:20:09
                        
                        
                      
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                       Very good Hopkins, that fits well with what I saw on both Digitalarkivet and Ancestry.com.
  Based on that record this is likely the marriage of the parents of Jørgen Bendixsen.
  Bendik Jorgensen in the Norway, Select Marriages, 1660-1926 Name:	Bendik Jorgensen Gender:	Male Age:	34 Birth Date:	1790 Marriage Date:	27 Jun 1824 Marriage Place:	, MO, Telemark, Norway Spouse:	 Aasne Drengsdr FHL Film Number:	126961
  Original record Nr. 8 
  https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070104650045
 
 
 
 
 
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