I am a Brandal Descendant - going back to Joseph Brandal in Ohio. I don't know if we're related. Have just started tracing line.

yes this is true, my great grandfather came from brandal in norway and moved to novia scotia in the middle 1800's and then he moved to alaska and had a fox farm and fished most of his life and he married to a aleut russian mix gal named virginia and they had lots of kids and their kids had more also and i came from a family of 8 myself and i have five girls and we live in anchorage alaska, i was born in kodiak alaska
i wrote to church in haried norway and got information aslo.
am related to melseth side of family on mothers side when granfather came from sky----- norway in early 30's
thank you

Came across your posting .,.I'm researching surnames Vik- changed from Spjelkavik upon immigration to US,perhaps from Alesund;father Ingabret Hjellen Spjelkavik;c1843-1902 Norway; Finnestad surname-Rogaland, also have Eliassen surname in Washigton State.....

Jami

My Grandfather is Lloyd Brandal who is a Grandson to the stubborn ole Englishwoman, Hattie. Maybe I can be of some help. Or you can answered a few questions for me.

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Tim

Jane

Although I am a bit tardy to the scene. I may be able to help with the Joseph and Jacob Brandals. Or maybe you can answer a question for me.

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Tim

My GGG-Grandfather is a Joseph Brandal (Brandle) born 12 April 1815 in PA died 24 Oct 1885 in Thompson, Seneca, OH. He married Mary Lepley 1 Jan 1839 and had at least 9 children, Christian, Jacob, Mary Ann, Eliza, Hannah, Catherine, Matilda, Josoph Jr. & Roena, Regina, Rachael or Reena (something like that)

Is this the same Joseph?

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Timothy J. Brandal

Hello Jane,

I've been studying my husband's Sherck family and related descendants, and it seems the Brandal family is connected to the Shercks through marriage several times. Brothers John Brandal and David Brandal married sisters Catherine and Magdalena Sherck, sisters to our ancestor, Matilda Sherck Bauer. Can I ask which pictures you have? I can help you identify the Jolleys. Let me hear from you first to make sure you're still online.

Thanks,
Melanie

Drop me an email at fromjaneb@yahoo.com
This is my Brandal's! John and Catherine, did not know of the brothers married sisters relation. I have a pic of Jolley's I think she is a sister?
Can't wait to make contact!
Jane