Turid Håkonsdatter

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I have been searching the udflytte church records for Ål and Hemsedal for the date when Turid Håkonsdatter emigrated with her daughter Ragnhil. She was born in Ål in 1793 on the Berg farm, later moved to the Eiker farm in Hemsedal. According to one family story she emigrated in 1850 and another has her emigrating in 1863. I have not been able to find her leaving either parish.

Help in this search is greatly appreciated.
Solveig Schavland

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The family at Eikre, Hemsedal, is described in
Hemsedals slektshistorie 1693-1923, by Hans Flaten (1925)
page 6
http://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/9c7b2fd9ade6c ... lang=no#11

The text is unfortunately unclear and contradictory, but I gather that Turi Haakonsdatter left for America in 1861 with two daughters, Sunnev and Margit Pedersdøtre. Their father, Peder Knaldre, was Turis second husband, and he died before 1850.
Also emigrating to America with Turi was Turi's granddaughter Birgit Knudsdatter, daughter of Ragnhild Olsdatter and Knud Bjørnsen Skolt. Ragnhilds father, Ole Olsen, was Turis first husband. Ragnhild and Knut apparently left for America a few years earlier.

Turi and Ole had two daughters named Ragnhild, one in 1822 and one in 1825. My guess would be that the first died before the second was born, but the book is unclear on this point, claiming that both left for America.

Hilsen
Matthias