Hi List,
As I'm having trouble with the Norwegian side of my family, I thought I would
try to narrow the search & start a list for Ostfold, Norway. I hope we can
help each other & find some of our relatives.
My GrGrandfather was born in Eidsberg, Ostfold, Norway, 11 Aug 1855. I have
found in the 1865 census, for Eidsberg, what I believe is his family. The
father--Ole OLSEN, mother Maria Andersdatter, siblings--Karoline, Anne,
Maren, Regine & Johan. Ole Anton (1855) came to the USA in 1884. His first
Hello,
These are my husband's Ostfold connections 4 generations back.
I have lots more information, I just have not had time to enter it all.
Thank you for starting this list.
Margit
First Generation
1. BRYNILD GUNERIUS1 KROGSTAD (Brynild Jensen2 KROSBY, Jens
Brynildsen3, Brynild Jensen4), son of Brynild Jensen KROSBY and Thora
Sofie GOETHESDATTER was born in Ostfold Norway 5/14/1862. Brynild died
9/24/1952 in Rimbey Alberta Canada, at 90 years of age.
He married MARTHA (MARTA) JENSDATTER ROMO in Fargo
Hi Donna,
Here is the birth record of your Ole Anthon on August 11, 1855.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/vr/individual_record.asp?recid=28946731&lds=4®ion=12®ionfriendly=Norway&juris1=5&juris2=1&juris3=796&juris4=®ionfriendly=&juris1friendly=Norway&juris2friendly=Ostfold&juris3friendly=Rakkestad&juris4friendly=
Be sure to copy and paste all if it is not clickable.
Why don't you tell us all you know about him and what you want to find out about
him.
Have you found the marriage of his parent
I am Kris with roots in the Tune Ostfold area, farms Minge, Engen,
Sandengen, Ramstad, Otne, Skofteby, Hatterxd and Bergdalen that I know
of.
Family names GULBRANDSEN (changed to Soli Solie in USA) JXRGENSEN,
HANSEN/DTR , GULLIKSEN, NIELSEN,
OUENSDTR (also seen as AUGENSDTR, EUGENSDTR) SVENDSEN,HAAGENSEN,
PETTERSDTR (also in other records as JOHANSDTR)
Willing to share information and learn any more about the families. The
family that immigrated in 1882 was Anton Gerhard Gulbrandsen and wife
Annette Juli