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| === Where Do I Start === | | === Where Do I Start === |
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| '''Gather information about your ancestor:''' | | '''Gather information about your ancestor:''' |
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| *Talk to relatives | | *Talk to relatives |
| *Check Family Bibles | | *Check Family Bibles |
| *Search US Census Records | | *Search US Census Records |
| *Search all records you can find about your ancestor in the town where he/she resided in the US | | *Search all records you can find about your ancestor in the town where he/she resided in the US |
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| '''Organize and Analyze the information you found.''' | | '''Organize and Analyze the information you found.''' |
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| '''Then look for information such as''': | | '''Then look for information such as''': |
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| *Did he/she come to the US as and adult | | *Did he/she come to the US as and adult |
| *Did he/she travel alone | | *Did he/she travel alone |
| *Did he/she come as a child | | *Did he/she come as a child |
| *When did he/she arrive in the US | | *When did he/she arrive in the US |
| *Where did he/she came from in Norway | | *Where did he/she came from in Norway |
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| <br> If you do not know the place of birth, see [[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Norway Emigration and Immigration / How to Find the Ancestor's Town of Origin]]. | | <br> If you do not know the place of birth, see [[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Norway Emigration and Immigration / How to Find the Ancestor's Town of Origin]]. |
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| | When you find the parish where your ancestor came from in Norway you will start with looking for him/her in the christening record. Se |
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| When looking for your ancestor's christening or baptism record, remember: | | When looking for your ancestor's christening or baptism record, remember: |
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| For help in finding the year and place, see Tip 1. | | For help in finding the year and place, see Tip 1. |
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| <br>Because of the patronymic naming system, more than one family in a parish could have the same family name. Because the same children's given names are used in every family, several children with the same given and family names could have been christened within a few years of each other. To identify the correct direct-line ancestor and his or her parents: | | <br>Because of the patronymic naming system, more than one family in a parish could have the same family name. Because the same children's given names are used in every family, several children with the same given and family names could have been christened within a few years of each other. To identify the correct direct-line ancestor and his or her parents: |
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| Check 5 years on each side of the supposed christening year, and copy the entry of every child with the same given name(s) and patronymic surname as the ancestor. <br>If one or more entries exist, check church burial records to eliminate those entries of children that died before your ancestor. <br>If burial records do not exist or you are not able to eliminate all of the possible entries, check marriage records to eliminate those who married someone other than your ancestor's spouse. <br>If you still cannot eliminate 2 or more possibilities, find the families in the nearest available census, then the next. Also, find the possible ancestors in confirmation records, and see if the listed vaccination dates help eliminate one of the possibilities. <br>If you eliminate all the possibilities, check the surrounding parishes and repeat the above process until you find the christening entry for your ancestor. | | Check 5 years on each side of the supposed christening year, and copy the entry of every child with the same given name(s) and patronymic surname as the ancestor. <br>If one or more entries exist, check church burial records to eliminate those entries of children that died before your ancestor. <br>If burial records do not exist or you are not able to eliminate all of the possible entries, check marriage records to eliminate those who married someone other than your ancestor's spouse. <br>If you still cannot eliminate 2 or more possibilities, find the families in the nearest available census, then the next. Also, find the possible ancestors in confirmation records, and see if the listed vaccination dates help eliminate one of the possibilities. <br>If you eliminate all the possibilities, check the surrounding parishes and repeat the above process until you find the christening entry for your ancestor. |
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| === Norway Church Records Confirmation ===
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| Although a person's first communion was important, berfore 1736 little formal religious instruction was given regarding it. However, in that year the Lutheran state church requiered that young people be instructed in catechism and pass a test before taking the first communion. This test and the first communion was called confirmation. No one was permitted to marry in the Lutheran church unless he or she was confirmed.
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| Confirmation usually took place when a young person was between the ages of 14 to 20 years old. The canditate was usually nearer 19 years of age in the period close to 1736 and 14 to 16 years of age later. In pre-1815 confirmation records the age and place of residence were often recorded. After 1814 the name of the head of household where the youth lived, the age, birth and/or baptism date, and the place of residence and birth were listed. Since the 1830s the parents' names were also listed.
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| ==== '''Norway Church Records Marriages (''Viede, Copulerede'')''' ====
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| Marriage registers give the bride's and groom's names, marriage date, and sometines their place(s) of residence. Usually the record also indicates whether the bride and groom were single or widowed before marriage and gives the names of bondsmen (two men who knew that the bride and groom were eligible to be married; in later records these were often the fathers of the bride and groom). Sometimes a separate record of a couple's engagement (trolovelse) appears in the earlier records.
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| Records after 1814 often include other information about the bride and groom, such as their ages, place of residence, and occupations. After the 1830s the records also include the names of their fathers and birthplaces.
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| Marriage registers sometimes give tthe date of the engagement and the three dates on which the marriage intentions were announced. These announcements, called ''banns or Lysning,'' allowed anyone who knew of any reason why the couple should not marry to come forward.
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| Couples were usuallly married in the bride's home parish. Typically, the bride and groom were in their twenties when they married.
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| ==== Norway Church Records burials (''Begravede)'' ====
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| Burials were recorded in the parish where the person lwas buried. The burial usually took place in the parish were the person died, one to two weeks after the death occurred. In the wintertime the actual time between death and burial could have been weeks of even months.
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| Burial registers list the name of the deceased and the date and place of burial. After 1814 the deceased person's age, place of residence, and occupation were listed. For young children the name of the child's father is usually given.
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| Burial records may exist for individuals who were born before birth records and marriage records were kept. Stillbirths were usually recorded in church burial registers.
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| === '''Norway Church Records Marriage''' 1814 - Present ===
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| '''Introduction'''
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| <br>'''What You Are Looking For'''
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| Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's marriage record. <br>Step 2. Find the entry for your ancestor. <br>Step 3. Copy the information, and document your sources. <br>Step 4. Analyze the information you obtain from the marriage record.
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| Beginning about 1500, but usually much later, churches required their clergy to keep marriage records (or marriage banns). Before 1814, the records should at least contain the marriage date, the name of the bride and groom, and generally the residence. The names of witnesses are sometimes given.
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| For more information on church marriage records, see Background.
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| ==== Background<br> ====
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| '''Norway, Church Record Marriage 1500-1813 '''<br>The earliest Norwegian church records date from 1624, though information about individual ministers may date to the 1500s. Most marriage records began in the late 1600s after King Christian's law of 1686, which made the registration of marriage mandatory for all of Norway.
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| === What You Are looking For ===
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| The following information may be found in a marriage entry:
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| *The names of your ancestors.
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| *The date of your ancestors' marriage.
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| *The names of the witnesses, who could be the respective fathers.
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| *Where the bride and groom were residing when married.
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| *The date of the marriage proclamations or banns.
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| *The occupation or civil status of your ancestors, such as farmer, farm hand,
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| *never married, widow or widower, bachelor.
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| === '''Steps''' ===
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| These 4 steps will guide you in finding your ancestor in Norwegian church records.
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| Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's marriage record.
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| <br>Before you can search for your Norwegian ancestors' marriage record, you need to know the approximate year they were married and where they were married. <br> | |
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| If you have the name of a place in Norway but don't know if it is a parish (record keeping jurisdiction), see the Norwegian Gazetteer {{FHL|403519|title-id|disp=Norsk stedsfortegnelse1901}} or {{FHL|22316|title-id|disp=Norsk stedsfortegnelse1972}}. Instructions for using this gazetteer are found in How to Use the Norwegian gazetteer. <br>
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