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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 30th, 2014 by Robert A. Bjerke

The descendants of James William Benn (died 1848), city surveyor of Kingston, Ontario, and his wife Harriet Valler (1817-1895)

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The family of Christopher Christophersen (1791-1877) and his wife Dorthe Hansdatter (died 1852), who were husfolk at Søndre Gårder in Ullensaker in Norway from about 1819.

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The descendants of Ole Solbrekken (fl. 1695-1704), who lived at Solbrekken in Etnedal in Valdres in Norway.

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The descendants of Arne Olsen (died 1679), farmer at Lunde in Etnedal in Valdres in Norway.

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The descendants of Søren Olsen (died 1732), farmer at Langedal in Etnedal in Valdres in Norway.

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The descendants of Ole Arnesen (fl. 1664-1670) and his wife Kari Jørgensdatter (died 1695), who lived at the farm Fonhus in Sør-Aurdal in Valdres in Norway.

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The descendants of Ole Arnesen (died 1705) and his wife Helga Bjørnsdatter (died 1689), who lived at the farm Flatødegaarden in Etnedal in Valdres in Norway.

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The descendants of Ole Gulbrandsen (died 1747) and his wife Barbara Fredriksdatter (died 1739), who lived at the farm Espeset in Etnedal in Valdres in Norway.

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The descendants of Arne Bjørnsen (fl.1600-1650) and his wife Siri Mortensdatter, who lived at the farm Dølven in Sør-Aurdal.

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The descendants of Lodvik Våler (fl.1620-1650), farmer at Våler in Nannestad in Norway.

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