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You have given me some wonderful information on how to proceed with researching. Thank you very much.
Donna
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No I'm not related in any way.
Abraham would be a fairly uncommon given name for a Norwegian boy. In Norway he would be listed in most records before 1900 by his patronymic name - therefore some variation of Mikkelsen/Michelsen/etc.
Using online Norwegian database websites, the absolutely VITAL birth year you provided (+ or - a year or so) and search engine wildcards for likely spelling variations to be expected - it just took a few minutes to locate the family. (basically just lots of personal practice)
Having the parish/district location in Norway nailed down - you can research in the records which should help get you generations earlier. Study advice on how to proceed, apply new knowledge, study more, apply new knowledge. It's a never ending hobby. Good luck.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/articles.html
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Surnames: Christopherson, Brunzell, Blair
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This is some wonderful information - I now have 2 siblings for my Abraham. Thank you. Are you from this family? How did you find this info - with the names spelled differently etc..?