Jon Ottesen

[gj10647]

Jon Ottesen (John Oddesen?) emigrated to USA sometime in the 1830s to early 1840. May be from Sogn og Fjordane but not certain. Born about 1814.

Thank you for your help.
Solveig Schavland

[dn03738]

(Assuming he came from Sogn og Fjordane, this Joen is a good candidate:

Kildeinformasjon: Sogn og Fjordane fylke, Gulen, Ministerialbok nr. A 17 (1809-1825), Fødte og døpte 1815, side 86.
Permanent sidelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?i ... x_side=-73
Permanent bildelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1 ... 340385.jpg

Right-hand page, December 17th
Parents Otto Olsøn and Brithe Joens Dr Galten)

-- Nope, sorry, the bygdebok for Gulen says this Jon died unmarried at Svardal in 1886.

[gj10647]

Thank you. I will check it out.

Solveig

[Anne Lisbeth Stavland]

We can rule out this person too.

Also in Gulen.

Name: Joen Ottesen
Name Note:
Titles and Terms:
Gender: Male
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Christening Date: 19 Jun 1817
Christening Place: GULEN,SOGN OG FJORDANE,NORWAY
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Father's Name: Otte Joensen
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Mother's Name: Randi Gulaksdr
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System Origin: Norway-ODM
GS Film Number: 126407
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C42281-4

He died 6 months old.

http://gda.arkivverket.no/cgi-win/webce ... k=134#ovre

[gj10647]

Thank you for the information. Any suggestion of what his name may have been if not Ottesen?

Solveig

[Anne Lisbeth Stavland]

Is this your man

Name: John Otterson
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Dakota Territory, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1814-1815
Birthplace: Norway
Page Number: 9
Household ID: 88
Line Number: 16
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000545617
Digital Folder Number: 004263342
Image Number: 00325


Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Otterson M 55 Norway
Mary Otterson F 55 Virginia
Julius Otterson M 21 Wisconsin
Appeline Otterson F 15 Iowa
Calvin Otterson M 23 Wisconsin

[Anne Lisbeth Stavland]

I cannot see that it should be something else. Ottesen is an ordinary name here.

Here are many candidates from all over the country.

https://familysearch.org/search/record/ ... 5%2CNorway

[gj10647]

We know where he was in the USA but where was he from in Norway?

[Anne Lisbeth Stavland]

Our emigration lists starts in 1867 I think, so before that it is difficult to find emigrants.

[Anne Lisbeth Stavland]

Same etterlysing er også her: https://slektsforum.slektogdata.no/view ... 795#678795