Bob Bjerke's Genealogical Web Site

The Vallier Family

Robert A. Bjerke — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:53:26 +0000

The descendants of Pierre Vaillant (died 1735) and his wife Jeanne Faucheux (died 1721), of the Parish of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade in Quebec. The family members who settled in Frontenac County, Ontario, in the first half of the 1800s changed the name to Vallier.

VALLIER

The Bjerke Family

Robert A. Bjerke — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:26:20 +0000

The descendants of Jens Bjørnsen, who owned the farm Hovland in Lunner in Norway from 1726 to 1738. Descendants in the agnate line have used the surnames Antonsen, Berg, Bjerke, Bjerkek, Gilbertson, Gulbrandson, Herstuen, Johansen, Johnson, Moe, Molstad, Nauring, Sandvold, Stenberg, Sjøvold.

BJERKE

The Rohne Family

Robert A. Bjerke — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:19:14 +0000

The descendants of Henrik Henriksen, who lived at the farm Spetalen in Stange in Norway in the 1740s.

ROHNE

The Family from Granumsbergene in Etnedal

Robert A. Bjerke — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:57:05 +0000

The descendants of Hans Syversen (1724-1767) and his wife Kari Nielsdatter (1833-1793), who farmed at Granum in Etnedal in Norway.

BERGENE

The Dowie Family

Robert A. Bjerke — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:45:22 +0000

The descendants of Robert Dowie (1816-1871) and his wife Jane Bellonby (1814-1881), who emigrated from Gateshead, County Durham, to Kingston, Ontario, about 1848.

DOWIE

The Elkinton Family

Robert A. Bjerke — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:13:38 +0000

The descendants of agricultural laborer Thomas Elkinton (died 1860) and his wife Ann Pearson (died 1857), who lived in Frampton Parish in Lincolnshire in England. Their two sons emigrated to the United States in 1851. Until about 1880, the name was spelled Ellkinton.

Two genealogies are appended:
The Elkingtons of Brant County, Ontario
The family of Mary Favell

ELKINTON

The Bush Family

Robert A. Bjerke — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:57:07 +0000

The descendants of John Bush (1790-1866) and his wife Mary Holden (1787-1862), natives of Lincolnshire in England. In the 1850s they emigrated to the United States and settled in Wisconsin, as did their three sons and their daughter Nancy.

BUSH

The Family from Rud in Nord-Aurdal

Robert A. Bjerke — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:26:47 +0000

The descendants of Peder Pedersen (died 1727) and his wife Anne Olsdatter (d 1739), farmers at Rud in Nord-Aurdal in Valdres in Norway.

RUD

The Family from Granumsbergene in Etnedal–with some pictures

Robert A. Bjerke — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:35:38 +0000

The family of Hans Syversen (1724-1767) and his wife Kari Nielsdatter (1833-1793), who farmed at Granum in Etnedal.

The Bjerke Family–with some pictures

Robert A. Bjerke — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:45:31 +0000

BJERKE