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Welcome to my genealogical website. Here you will find the entire text of my book on the Norwegian settlers in the Manitowoc County area of Wisconsin, entitled Manitowoc-skogen, and my research on a number of families in the United States, Canada, Norway, and Great Britain. If you find this site and the information presented here useful, please leave a comment or contact me. Otherwise enjoy your visit.


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Last updated on January 29th, 2014 by Robert A. Bjerke

The descendants of Peder Pedersen (died 1727) and his wife Anne Olsdatter (d 1739), farmers at Rud in Nord-Aurdal in Valdres in Norway.

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Last updated on January 30th, 2014 by Robert A. Bjerke

The descendants of Henrik Henriksen, who lived at the farm Spetalen in Stange in Norway in the 1740s.

Continue reading about The Rohne Family–with some pictures

Last updated on January 30th, 2014 by Robert A. Bjerke

This ancestral chart includes lines of descent in these families:

From Belgium: Stache, Maccoux, Bodart, Desjardins, Wolput, Moureau, Faucomont, Ralet
From Canada: Gagnon, Brunette, Bisson, Grignon, Pelligore, de Langlade
From Germany: Stein, Weyand
From New England: Chesley, Ames, Rider, Lowell

Continue reading about A Stache Ancestral Chart

Last updated on January 30th, 2014 by Robert A. Bjerke

This ancestral chart contains lines of descent of the following families:
From Bohemia: Stanek
From Germany: Albright, Albrecht, Lindenau, Sauter, Nibel, Ragg
From England: Bedwell, Webb

Continue reading about A Stanek Ancestral Chart

Last updated on January 30th, 2014 by Robert A. Bjerke

This ancestral chart includes lines of descent of these families:
From England: Hardy
From the United States: Hill, Settles
From Canada: Forget, Lussier, Richard, Richards
From Bohemia: Kubs
From Germany: Wiesner, Sagner

Continue reading about A Tucey Ancestral Chart

Last updated on January 30th, 2014 by Robert A. Bjerke

The descendants of Lars Evensen (died 1714), farmer at Higdem in Etnedal in Valdres in Norway.

Continue reading about The Lien Family

Last updated on January 22nd, 2014 by Robert A. Bjerke

The descendants of Halvor Knudsen (died 1697), farmer at Byffellien in Etnedal in Valdres in Norway.

Continue reading about The Family from Byffellien in Etnedal

Last updated on January 30th, 2014 by Robert A. Bjerke

The descendants of Even Knudsen, farmer at Breien in Etnedal in Valdres in Norway until about 1640, afterwards at Reien in Vestre Slidre.

Continue reading about The Family from Breien in Etnedal

Last updated on January 30th, 2014 by Robert A. Bjerke

The descendants of Jens Clophassen (died 1698) and of his son-in-law Lars Andersen (died 1758), farmers at Solberg in Etnedal.

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Last updated on January 30th, 2014 by Robert A. Bjerke

The descendants of shoemaker Lars Eriksen (died 1728) and his wife Siri Olsdatter (died 1733), who lived at Leira in Nord-Aurdal in Valdres in Norway.

Continue reading about The Family from Leira in Nord-Aurdal