What we know – and how
The life
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4 Sep 1859
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25 Sep 1859BaptisedOs kyrkje, Osøyro, BjørnafjordenSourced
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVMons is born
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningMons is 1
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeMons is 1
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Det var storflom i Sør-Norge dette året, kombinert med at det var en kald og våt sommer. Husket som et uår.
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1861The place and the treeBorgerkrig i USAMons is 2
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActMons is 3
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The Homestead Act ga nybyggere i Amerika rett til 160 acres gratis land.
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1865The place and the treeDampskip til AmerikaMons is 6
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingMons is 6
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaMons is 6
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Utvandring til Amerika starter nå for fullt. Over 800.000 nordmenn utvandrer til Amerika mellom 1825 og 1930. Hele 780.000 dro i tidsrommet 1865 og 1930.
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1865NorwayThe census of 1865Mons is 6Read more
A census with the name, age, birthplace and occupation of everyone. It was also an agricultural census, so the lists give the livestock and sowing on the farms.
Source: folketelling
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6 May 1866
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12 May 1866BuriedOs kyrkje, Osøyro, BjørnafjordenSourced
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1866NorwayThe emigration waveMons is 7Read more
Failed harvests and a lack of land drove 111,000 Norwegians abroad. The police emigrant protocols and the passenger lists show who left.
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