[#15584] Woja, Vaaja, Vøien, Voyen, Wøyen, Woyen (gaard ved Gran)

[Gjest Travis Woyen]

Er det noe her som er kjent med Voien? Min oldefars farfar, Peder Pedersen Vaaja (f. 1824) reiste til USA om 1850. Han hadde en bror (Engebret) som var en husmann paa gaarden i 1865. Her i USA, Peders soen, Edvard, brukt navnet Voyen, og soennen hans, Albert, brukt Woyen. (sorry for the somewhat bad Norwegian)

[Gjest Hans Myhre]

Travis, Peder Pedersen born June 6, Woja, Gran, bapt.June 13, 1824. Parents:Peder Engebrechtsen and Marthe Hansdatter. Peder had 4 siblings. Peder emigrated April 23, 1850.hansmyhr@online.no

[Gjest Rigmor Waler Iversen]

Hei Travis.Jeg vet ikke noe spesiellt om gården Woya/Woja, men har funnet ut at Peder Engebrechtsen og Marthe Hansdatter fikk disse barna:1.) Hans f. 2.10.1820 dp. 5.11.1820 i Gran. Da hadde de bosted Moldenejet.2.) Engebrecht f. 22.2.1822 dp. 3.3.1822 i Gran. Da hadde de bosted Kobberbakken.3.) Peder f. 9.6.1824 dp. 13.6.1824. Da hadde de bosted Woja.4.) Ole f. 21.5.1827 dp. 24.5.1827. Da hadde de bosted Woja.5.) Kari f. 26.5.1829 dp. 7.6.1829. Da hadde de bosted Woya.*Smil* fra Rigmor

[Gjest Travis Woyen]

Tusen takk! Veldig interessant.

[Gjest Ole P. Gamme]

Hello Travis. Since you are living in Fargo, ND, I hope you know about the Hadelandlag of America and the lags homepage, www.hadelandlag.org You are welcome to be a member, and then The Kontaktforum Hadeland-Amerika will help you with research here in Norway. As a member, you will get the lags paper, Brua, editor is DR. Verlyn Anderson in Moorhead. The Kontaktforum work together with the Hadelandlag of America in a project where we try to collect information about all the 10 000 emigrants from Hadeland to America, and we want everything you have about the life of Peder Pedersen and his descendants. Peder emigrated April 23 1850. Ps. Peders youngest brother was Lars, born Sept. 1. 1833. Greetings from Ole.

[Gjest Travis Woyen]

I think I may just have to check that out. I knew Verlyn when I was at Concordia. Of course, that was some time ago. A friend of mine and I will probably join. I'm guessing that, due to the very high number of Norwegians on this board, somebody might have some good ideas for finding Norwegians who emmigrated to the USA. There have long been rumors in my family of another group that came over (which I recently was able to find as Peder Ingebretsen in 1868). We never have been able to figure out who they were, where they went, etc... Any hints would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!