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Norwegian Genealogy

Name:

Hans Jacob

Gasmann

Nordre Foss

29Sep1787-11Sep1857

 

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name)

(birth/death dates)

 

Name in America:

Hans

 

Gasmann

 

(first name)

(m.i.)

(last name)

 

Spouse:

Ann Kirstine

Pedersdatter

 

7Sep1793-14Feb1876

 

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name at marriage)

(birth/death dates)

 

Children:

Karen Helene

Egidia

Petronela

 

Sara Regina

Niels Egedius

Carl Severine

 

Peder

Hans Andreas

Julie

 

Christian Gottfried

August

Gabriella Eulaia

 

Finandus Mattaeus

 

 

 

Municipality (kommune) in Norway:

Skien

 

Church Parish to which they belonged:

Gjerpen

 

Emigrant Ship:

Salvator

Depart Date:

12May1843

Port:

Persgrunn

 

Destinations in America 

Early:

 

 

Final:

Pine Lake, Ashippan Twp., Dodge Co., WI

 

Occupations/Professions

in Norway:

Farm owner, Stortinget Member

 

in America:

Farmer

 

Additional Information:  Hans Gasmann was an owner of a large farm and two-term member of parliament, who migrated from Skien in 1843 with his second wife, thirteen children and seven servants.  Son, Christian, went to elementary school with Henrik Ibsen and sons August and Finandus Mattaeus were officers in the 15th Wisconsin Regiment of Norwegians in the Civil War.  Additional family information is available at http://www.slekt.org/utvandring/utvandring.html and http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/.

Contact:                     

John Christenson

Relationship to emigrant:

Great-gr-gr-grandson

Mail

100 Weston Dr., E           North Liberty,

IA

52317

Email:

jdchris@southslope.net

Date:

18May2007

 

 

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