John Knudsen Traem was born in Tinn, Telemark,
on June 23, 1814. He came to America as a signle man at the age of 23 on
the ship Noord from Gothenburg, landing in New York on AUgust 15, 1837.
Source: Utvandrarregister
for Tinn 1837-1907
Source: Norwegian Immigrants To The United
States, A Biographical Directory, 1825-1850. Volume One 1825-1843. By Gerhard B. Naeseth.
p. 44, #144.