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Name:
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Aasmund
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Aslakson
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Nestestog
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1799 – 1885
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(first name)
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(surname)
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(farm name)
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(birth/death dates)
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Name in America:
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Asmund
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Nestestu
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(first name)
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(m.i.)
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(last name)
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Spouse:
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Ingeborg
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Bjørnsdatter
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Hovdestad
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17Sep1806-26Feb1883
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(first name)
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(surname)
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(farm name at marriage)
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(birth/death dates)
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Children:
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Halvor
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Bergit
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Aslak
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Bjørn
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Margit
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Halvan
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Municipality (kommune) in Norway:
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Vinje
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Church Parish to which they belonged:
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Vinje
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Emigrant Ship:
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Winterflid
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Depart Date:
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19May1843
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Port:
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?
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Destinations in America
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Early:
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New York, Milwaukee, Muskego, Wisconsin
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Final:
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Cottage Grove and
Koshkonong
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Occupations/Professions
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in Norway:
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Gunsmith, metalsmith
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in America:
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Gold and silversmith, rosemaler, wood carver
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Additional Information: Asmund and his
father, Aslak Aasmundson Gryøhl Nestestog are included in
“Rosemaling I Telemark I & II” by Øystein Vesaas. The family traveled by inland waterway
– Hudson River, Erie Canal, Great Lakes – from New York to Milwaukee.
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Contact:
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Janet E. Norsetter
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Relationship to emigrant:
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Great – gr –
granddaughter
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Email:
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rosemaler@hotmail.com
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Date:
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6/14/05
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