Kotka family Arvesen
I am researching my "Father in law"s family and ended up on his mothers Grandfather. He, Arve Pedersen(son) appeared in Fredrikshald (Halden) in Norway around 1869-70.
He married here to Laura Hansen on 26 Aug. 1870. The churchrecords said he was born in 1851 in Kotka, Finland and his parents were Peder Arvesen(son) & Julia Pedersen (daugther). Now, how can I get get this information confirmed with birthdate and any other information