Interesting indeed Joan: my ancestors Jan Schutte and Catrina Leocardia Weevers married in the Roman Catholic church 6th of September 1762 at Wehl, Voorstonden in Gelderland. Interestingly they went in "ondertrouw" on the 5th of April 1764 (yes 19 months later) in Voorst. This was the accomp. text Joan Schutte Jm van Voorstonden en Catharina Leocharda Wevers van Voorstonden. Hij met consent van moeder en zij van haar ouders. "en na verkregene permissie van 't Ed. Hof. wijl voornoemde Personen (wier aangifte den 30 Aug 1762 van de gereformeerde tot de Roomsche Religie was overgegaan) te Wehl in de Roomsche kerke te voren getrouwt waren. Attest gegeven om te Hall te trouwen den 5 April 1764. They had converted to the Catholic church, both of them. One of the children from this couple was an Elisabeth Schutte who was baptised 21 October 1776 in Eerbeek, Roman Catholic. So Jean, your entry is of great interest to me. I will be on hoiliday in the states (Utah and Virgina) the next three weeks, but will look forward to future communications on your Johan Kamperman heeft geschreven in bericht >"Schutte" is a typical Dutch last name. So it might be very well that the >little girl who brought Lutheranism to Norway, came from Holland. > > >"Velma Jean Benson" <jbenson578@cybertrails.com> wrote in message >news:cqQy5.931$a5.38817@mick.cybertrails.com... >> AM TRYING TO FIND A PERSON OR RELATIVE TO A PERSON WITH THE LAST NAME OF >> SCHUTTE IN NORWAY. MY GRANDMOTHER; HILDA ELIZABETH SCHUTTE, WAS BORN NEAR >> OR IN TRONDHEIM IN 1875. HER ANCESTOR: A SCHUTTE, BROUGHT LUTHERANISM TO >> NORWAY. HER STORY IS THAT WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL, HER FAMILY WAS >> BROUGHT TO THE CHURCH TO VIEW HER ANCESTOR BEING REMOVED FROM HIS GRAVE >> INSIDE THE CHURCH AND TO BE BURIED IN THE CHURCH YARD. WELL THAT IS THE >ONLY >> THING I KNOW ABOUT MY NORWEGIAN FAMILY BUT I FOUND THEM ON A NORWEGIAN >> CENSUS ON THE INTERNET; WHICH SHOWED 13 SCHUTTE'S ON ONE YEAR AND 5 >> SCHUTTE'S ON A LATER YEAR. THESE ARE ALL MY RELATIVES. I WOULD REALLY >> APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD FIND MY RELATIVES FOR ME AND SEND ME THEIR FULL >> NAME AND ADDRESS OR GIVE THEM MY E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH IS >> jbenson578@cybertrails.com AND MY HOME ADDRESS. I AM 67 AND I AM TRYING TO >> FINISH MY FAMILY TREE SOON. I HAVE 300 NAMES SO FAR BUT NONE OF MY >NORWEGIAN >> RELATIVES EXCEPT MY GRANDMOTHER. >> >> THANKYOU VERY MUCH >> JEAN BENSON >> 505 W SHERWOOD DR >> PAYSON ARIZONA 85541 >> >> TELEPHONE--520-468-2265 >> >> >> > > > >