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In nineteenth century Norway, people had a given name, and they had a second name formed from their father's name, appended with "sen" for a male, or "dotter" for a female. They often were referred to by a third name, identifying where they lived. Thus, John whose father was Erik, and who lived in Borsa, might be known as John Eriksen Borsa. John Eriksen and Alet Andreasdotter, and Klemmet Pederson and Anne Paulsdotter, were two couples living in the Skavdahl Valley of Sor Trondelag, Norway, in the early part of the nineteenth century. The son of John and Alet, Knut, married the daughter of Klemmet and Anne, Kjerstin, combining the two families. Many descendants of these families remained in Norway, and many emigrated to North America. The objective of this site is to record the descendants and ancestors of these two couples. On the right are two pictures of the Skavdahl valley, which provided the name for the members of these families who moved to North America. To the best of our knowledge, most of the people named Skavdahl in North America are descended from these two couples. Readers of this site may be interested in "Bowyer-Skavdahl Genealogy" by L. Ray Bowyer, published in 1999. It includes most of the information in this site, please a great deal more information not included. It is avaliable for $38.50, plus $4.00 shipping and handling, from Ray Bowyer at 10549 Big Canoe, Big Canoe, Georgia, 30143.
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Skavdahl Valley ca. 1935
Skavdahl Valley in 1996 |
This index provides access to information about descendants of John and Alet.
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