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From: "Anne Hildrum" <>
Subject: Re: Eidsvold-Grimstad for a Toresen
Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 18:31:59 +0200
References: <20010501144737.20506.qmail@web12705.mail.yahoo.com>


Accroding to Rygh there are Grimstad farm a lot of places in
Norway.

42 Grimstad Skiaaker Skiaaker Kristians amt
23 Grimstad Follebu stre Gausdal Kristians amt
151 Grimstad Hof stre Toten Kristians amt
57 Grimstad Malnes B Nordlands amt
1 Grimstad Gildeskaal Gildeskaal Nordlands amt
112 Grimstad Gulen Gulen Nordre Bergenhus amt
149 Grimstad Borgund Borgund Romsdals amt
28 Grimstad Strmsneset Strmsneset Romsdals amt
47 Grimstad Hareid Ulstein Romsdals amt
100 Grimstad Rakkestad Rakkestad Smaalenenes amt
30 Grimstad Birkeland Fane Sndre Bergenhus amt
3 Grimstad Hosanger Hosanger Sndre Bergenhus amt
53 Grimstad Lygre Lindaas Sndre Bergenhus amt
62 Grimstad Aa Aa Sndre Trondhjems amt

Anne

---- Original Message -----
From: "Connie Kroll" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 4:47 PM
Subject: Eidsvold-Grimstad for a Toresen


> Would someone be so kind as to answer a possible
> geography question?
>
> I "found" my grandmother's baptism record yesterday
> (thanks to the hard work of Lars Oyane and his putting
> Fillmore County, Minnesota records on the Internet)
> and from that I received her fathers name.
>
> Bernt Toresen Grimstad
> (patronymic name=Toresen surname=Grimstad)
>
> If my memory is correct, Bernt's father's name was
> probably Tor and the place or farm in Norway was
> called Grimstad.
>
> I went to the Emigration files and came up with a
> Bernt Toresen whose residence was Eidsvold.
>
> My question: Is Grimstad possible in Eidsvold
> (Eidsvold in Grimstad)?
>
> I checked the Norwegian Historical Data archives and
> received many responses for Grimstad. I haven't been
> able to check either the RHD or the Digitalarkivet
> this morning since my system is not putting me
> through.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated and you may respond
> either to the list or directly to me.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Connie
>
>
>
>
>
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