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1. Re: [IL-CHICAGO-NORWEGIANS] Peter Peterson [1]

Thanks Robert I wasn't aware of the record destruction for Stavanger emigration. No wonder I couldn't find my grandfather or his brother. I will check the links you gave me for his info. Thanks Pete On Dec 2, 2007 1:29 PM, Peter Peterson wrote: > My Grandfather , born Peder Olsen 07 Feb 1862 in Hogsfjoed, Rogaland, > Norway to Ole Andreas Pedersen and Berthe Gurine Salvesdatter. According to > 1900 U.S. census, he immigrated in 1880 and naturalized in 1890. He > married Mathi

• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/il-chicago-norwegians/2007-12/1196715730
  Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:02:10 -0700
  From: "Peter Peterson" <>

2. [IL-CHICAGO-NORWEGIANS] Peter Peterson [1]

My Grandfather , born Peder Olsen 07 Feb 1862 in Hogsfjoed, Rogaland, Norway to Ole Andreas Pedersen and Berthe Gurine Salvesdatter. According to 1900 U.S. census, he immigrated in 1880 and naturalized in 1890. He married Mathilda Mikkelsen on 24 Dec 1895 using the name Peder Pedersen. The 1900 census states he was a tailor living at 718 Humboldt St, enumeration district 474 in ward 15, in a Chicago area called West town. When he died on 27 Dec 1929 in the town of Matteson WI he is known as Peter Peterson.

• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/il-chicago-norwegians/2007-12/1196627353
  Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 13:29:13 -0700
  From: "Peter Peterson" <>

3. [IL-CHICAGO-NORWEGIANS] Holiday [1]

May you and your family have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thank you for all the help you have given me this year in my family research. Christina Fairchild

• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/il-chicago-norwegians/2007-12/1198799546
  Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:52:26 -0600
  From: "Richard & Christina Fairchild" <>

4. Re: [IL-CHICAGO-NORWEGIANS] Peter Peterson [1]

Peter -- Perhaps you already have this, but here's your grandfather's baptism record in the ministerial book for Forsand parish in Hxgsfjord, Rogaland: *Kildeinformasjon:* Rogaland fylke, Forsand i Hxgsfjord, Ministerialbok nr. A 1 (1854-1875), Fxdte og dxpte 1862, side 34. *Permanent Sidelenke:* http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=1605&idx_id=1605&uid=ny&idx_side=-38 Peter is on line 10 for 1862. I didn't find him in the utflyttede list for Forsand for the relevant years (*Kildeinform

• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/il-chicago-norwegians/2007-12/1196647784
  Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:09:44 -0600
  From: Robert Helfer <>

5. Re: [IL-CHICAGO-NORWEGIANS] Peter Peterson [1]

Peter Peterson wrote: > I wasn't aware of the record destruction for Stavanger emigration. No wonder > I couldn't find my grandfather or his brother. > Peter, and possibly others who are not aware of this -- The Stavanger emigrant protocols were destroyed by a fire in 1929. Some records from around 1903 through 1925 have been reconstructed from other sources and are available for searching in Digitalarkivet, along with the normal protocols for 1925 through 1956. For further information about emigr

• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/il-chicago-norwegians/2007-12/1196733612
  Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:00:12 -0600
  From: Robert Helfer <>

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