thanks, betty yes I have this but appreciate your email. I was afraid this was too early. Im now reading vang and v.s. books for ivars and jons to try to detect parents but this early, the books often dont list children very thoroughly either. I have two more questions - where is "bolstad?" possible farm name of eivind ivarson koljordets first wife. could not find marriage record of he and either of his two wives in the v.s. marriage records book Also, where is nevstad? this name is another possibility for an antecedent of anfin's thanks elizabeth >Hei Elizabeth, > >I'm afraid we're dealing with too early a time frame. An edict when out >from Denmark in 1692, requesting that all prests in Norway write down in >the church books, all births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths >and other data. Some parishes took quite a while to instigate this >procedure. These are the records we work with. It seems that the lower >in status the people were (husmenn, renters, etc) the less was written >about them. > >This is probably the information your already have: > >Iver Anfinson Koljordet was born about 1728, and died at age 76 on >11-7-1804 >Anfin Jonson Ulen born ca. 1683, died age 65 on 1-1-1748 >Beret Iversdtr. Ulen born ca. 1674 died age 72 on 9-18-1746. > >I found Ivar Anfinson Uhren was engaged to Thora Evensdtr. 7-12-1754. > >Wish I could be of more help. > >Med beste hilsen, > >Betty > > >Elizabeth Blair wrote: >> >> Betty, >> Would you possibly have any clues on anfin jonson or his wife berit >> ivarsdatter, >> parents of ivar anfinson koljordet? I found both anfin and berit in the >> vestre slidre >> death records during our samband last summer but have been unable to find >> the parents of either one of these two. are they too early to be in church >> records? >> one died in l746 and one in 1748, so they were born in the fifteenth >> century. Since >> anfin is an uncommon name, ive searched a few other places. Darcy hande was >> not actually a descendent, and so far havent found anyone else on the list that >> is searching for these folks. >> >> Wish I could lay hands on some of those lists again with first names that were >> at samband but perhaps these two were born too early to have birth records?? >> >> any tips you could provide would be helpful. hate to wait until next >> summer's stevme to pursue these elusive ancestors. >> >> p.s. both berit and anfin went by the farm name of ulen, one of the cotter's >> places on the prestefjeld i vestre slidre. >> >> liz blair >> >> ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== >> ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== >> Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call >> June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions >> or JADOLVA@aol.com > > >==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== >========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== >Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call >June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions >or JADOLVA@aol.com > >

Bølstad is in East Slidre. The East Slidre bygdebok, Vol, B, gives no hint of your people. Nor does the Tore Ey book. Nefstad is in Vang. Vol. B of the Vang book doesn't show your people. Happy Halloween! Betty Elizabeth Blair wrote: > > thanks, betty > yes I have this but appreciate your email. I was afraid this was too early. > Im now reading vang and v.s. books for ivars and jons to try to detect parents > but this early, the books often dont list children very thoroughly either. > > I have two more questions - where is "bolstad?" possible farm name of eivind > ivarson koljordets first wife. could not find marriage record of he and > either of his two wives > in the v.s. marriage records book Also, where is nevstad? this name is another > possibility for an antecedent of anfin's > > thanks > elizabeth > > >Hei Elizabeth, > > > >I'm afraid we're dealing with too early a time frame. An edict when out > >from Denmark in 1692, requesting that all prests in Norway write down in > >the church books, all births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths > >and other data. Some parishes took quite a while to instigate this > >procedure. These are the records we work with. It seems that the lower > >in status the people were (husmenn, renters, etc) the less was written > >about them. > > > >This is probably the information your already have: > > > >Iver Anfinson Koljordet was born about 1728, and died at age 76 on > >11-7-1804 > >Anfin Jonson Ulen born ca. 1683, died age 65 on 1-1-1748 > >Beret Iversdtr. Ulen born ca. 1674 died age 72 on 9-18-1746. > > > >I found Ivar Anfinson Uhren was engaged to Thora Evensdtr. 7-12-1754. > > > >Wish I could be of more help. > > > >Med beste hilsen, > > > >Betty > > > > > >Elizabeth Blair wrote: > >> > >> Betty, > >> Would you possibly have any clues on anfin jonson or his wife berit > >> ivarsdatter, > >> parents of ivar anfinson koljordet? I found both anfin and berit in the > >> vestre slidre > >> death records during our samband last summer but have been unable to find > >> the parents of either one of these two. are they too early to be in church > >> records? > >> one died in l746 and one in 1748, so they were born in the fifteenth > >> century. Since > >> anfin is an uncommon name, ive searched a few other places. Darcy hande was > >> not actually a descendent, and so far havent found anyone else on the > list that > >> is searching for these folks. > >> > >> Wish I could lay hands on some of those lists again with first names that > were > >> at samband but perhaps these two were born too early to have birth records?? > >> > >> any tips you could provide would be helpful. hate to wait until next > >> summer's stevme to pursue these elusive ancestors. > >> > >> p.s. both berit and anfin went by the farm name of ulen, one of the cotter's > >> places on the prestefjeld i vestre slidre. > >> > >> liz blair > >> > >> ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > >> ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > >> Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > >> June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions > >> or JADOLVA@aol.com > > > > > >==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > >========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > >Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > >June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions > >or JADOLVA@aol.com > > > > > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org > Future Stevne's > June 22-24, 2000 - Kelly Inn - St. Cloud, MN > June 14-16, 2001 - Decorah, IA > June 20-22, 2002 - Oaks Hotel - Sioux Falls, SD