History

The history of the family told in short articles. More will follow as the sources are reviewed.

• 1724, the family comes to Norway

  Erasmus Dietrichson came from the Danish West Indies in 1724 to command a regiment in Kristiansand. This is what we know about the beginning.

• The General at Bringsvær and the grave in Fjære church

  Erasmus Dietrichson lived at Bringsvær from 1724 and was buried in Fjære church in 1737. This is what a local historian has found about the grave, the family and the traditions.

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  Family registers and family books

  An overview of the printed family registers and family books about the Dietrichsons, from 1882 to 1974, and what we know about them.

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