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Category Archives: Elias Borreson
Borreson Mysteries
Mystery may not be quite the right choice of words, but as I’ve worked on our family history and genealogy in the last couple years, a few big questions remain unanswered. All three items here concern the siblings of the Elias Borresen, … Continue reading
Why They Came to Wisconsin
Did you ever wonder why our ancestors came to Wisconsin – or specifically Trempealeau County or Fitch Coulee? The answer is usually found in who came before they did. But first, let me back up a step. In the 1850s … Continue reading
Traveling in 1878 Trempealeau County
What were the roads like at the time the Borresens and Estensens arrived in Trempealeau County? For Elias and Kari Borresen, that would be 1873 in Fitch Coulee near Pigeon Falls; for Bertinus Estensen, 1875, and for his future wife Maria Thorsen, 1876. In Merle … Continue reading
Posted in Bertinus Estensen, Elias Borreson, Farming, Maria Thorsen, Uncategorized
Tagged Fitch Coulee, Trempealeau County Wisconsin
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Enroute to Wisconsin in 1869
On June 8, 1869, Elias and Kari Borresen arrived in the New York harbor aboard the ship Britannia. About four weeks before and married just months, they had left Norway for America. I’ve wondered about their journey from New York to Pigeon Falls, … Continue reading
The Year 1873
Certain years are pivotal in our country’s history, some in the story of our family. The year 1873 was one of them. Elias and Kari Borresen left Onalaska where they had lived since 1869, bought land from the West Wisconsin Railway company, and established … Continue reading
An Early Pigeon Falls Timeline
Ron Johnstad’s book, Pigeon Falls … As I Remember It (see the Nov. 19 post), got me thinking again about this place of Borreson roots and sent me back to notes I’d taken a while back. What was early Pigeon … Continue reading
Leaving Loten
The home area for Borreson roots to our family is Loten in Hedmark County, Norway. (That’s Loten spelled with a / through the o.) Those roots are deep, at least four generations from the mid-1800s back to 1740 or so (Clara’s Homestead, pp. 24f.). I … Continue reading
Posted in Elias Borreson, Immigration, Norway, Uncategorized
Tagged aquavit, Biri Norway, Lille Rustad, Loten Norway
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From Elverum to Fitch Coulee
A small piece at a time, we have learned the route that Elias and Kari Borresen journeyed from the old world to the new. After my last post on their marriage in Elverum, Norway, this one fills in another gap. The same Elverum … Continue reading
A Marriage in Elverum Norway
As you know, Clara Borreson Cook’s family history Homestead (1980) is a family treasure without which this blog would be much more difficult. One of my intentions has been to build upon her information, eventually adding more ancestor information from Norway … Continue reading
A Trip to Pigeon Falls
Last Thursday I made a trip to Pigeon Falls to examine family records at Pigeon Creek Lutheran Church. It was a beautiful day for a drive, and when I arrived, secretary Diane Thorson and Pastor Moe were so helpful and … Continue reading
Posted in Bertinus Estensen, Elias Borreson, Emil Borreson, Gina Estensen, Uncategorized
Tagged church records, names
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