Thursday, September 14, 2006

Haga Farm, Høyland, Norway

My great-great grandfather, Torkjell Torkjellsson was b. 1785 on the Haga farm in Høyland parish of Norway. Torkjell's parents were Torkjell Torkjellsson HAGA b. 1745 and Marta Kristine Tjerandsdtg USSJA b. 1753 in Riska parish.

I believe he is written up in Book I, Vol. II of Farm and Family Saga (with maybe some mistakes). I have the ancestors history but I'm curious about the details of Torkjell's siblings. A researcher had given me names: Torkjell (must have died as infant or child); Gunnhild; Tjeran; then comes my ancestor - Torkjell; Odne; Marta; Tore; Marta Kirstine.

As I'm now looking to find what relatives I have that stayed in Norway, I'd assume that many of these siblings descendants are there.

My relative lived for a time on Fogn. He was married twice. He brought his 2nd wife and children to America in 1854. They lived on Langeland and I do have that history.

If you can help me with scanned pages of the history of Haga or any information about the descendants of the names of my Torkjell's brothers and sisters, please contact me.

I did have a cousin living near Trondheim find me recently. She is a descendant of my Torkjell's daughter, Marte Kristine OSCAR.