Sheldon,Congratulations in going home to your roots!To aid in your itinerary, here is some info on your 'possible' RasmusPedersen HERSET, born 26 February and baptized on 03 March 1816 in VestreToten. Father is Peder Pouelsen HERSET, mother is Marte JohanesdatterHERSET. Witnesses are Pouel NERSET, Ole & Berte NESTERUD, Hans & MarteRøjse.(((not Nerset as you suggested, so there may be a typo by someone)))"http://www.slektshistorielaget.no/Kilder/toten/databaser2/DaapToten1814/index.html"<http://www.slektshistorielaget.no/Kilder/toten/databaser2/DaapToten1814/index.html>On 11 November 1839, Rasmus and Agnete were married in the KOLBOE church inVestre Toten. Here Rasmus is entered as living on NERSET and Agnete is onUlsrud under Fjeldstad. He is 23.5 and she is 22. Witnesses are JensHansen KISE and Christian Poulsen SODSTAD."http://www.slektshistorielaget.no/Kilder/vtoten/databaser2/ViedeVToten1836/index.html"<http://www.slektshistorielaget.no/Kilder/vtoten/databaser2/ViedeVToten1836/index.html>Based on the above birth info, I found father Peder PAULSEN (age 25 - bornabout 1773?) living on the NEERSET farm with parents and siblings."http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=78&filnamn=f10528&gardpostnr=185&sokefelt=skjul"<http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=78&filnamn=f10528&gardpostnr=185&sokefelt=skjul>So, if you go back to around 1773, you may find Peder here:http://www.slektshistorielaget.no/Kilder/vtoten/retur_index.htmGotta run...Have a nice day!Clark in Japan On 2/16/07, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:>> Rasmus Pedersen Nerset, born 26 Feb 1816, was married to Agnete> Pedersdater> born 21 Feb 1818, were married 11 November 1839. They sailed on the Edde> from> Christiana in 1873 arriving in Quebec 4 July with two children: Marethea> (17) and Birthe (11) with a destination of Beloit. Later (?) they moved to> Orrock, Minnesota where they died. I know some of Agnete's Norwegian> family in> Norway but do not know Rasmus Pedersen. I am seeking that background on> names and> places. We plan a Norway trip in 2008 or 9 and would like to look up> family on> the Pedersen side. I do have relatives in Eidskog Norway and Sunnidal,> Norway.> Maybe someone has researched this family, written a portion of their> history> or know of such. I would appreciate any help you might be able to give me> to> shed more light on his family ties in Norway.,> Sheldon Hermanson