Jacob Hansen [819]

   Other names for Jacob were Jacob, Jakob Hansson, Hansen and Jacob Kopstad.

  Birth Notes:

He was born on the Trogstad farm.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: Kopstad farm, 1873, Sande Sokn, Sande Prestegjeld, Vestfold Fylke, Norway.

2. Occupation: farmer and carpenter, 13 Jun 1874, Sande Sokn, Sande Prestegjeld, Vestfold Fylke, Norway.

3. Emigration: with his family, 4 Aug 1892 to 17 Aug 1892, Christiania, Norway. Departed on the 'Hekla' from the port of Kristiania on August 4th, 1892. Route: Christiania - Christiansand - New York. Arrived in New York on August 17th, 1892.

4. Anecdote: Jakob played the fiddle.

5. Residence, Jun 1900, Colfax, Richland County, North Dakota, United States.

Jacob married Anne Dorthea Stillefsdatter [820] [MRIN: 232], daughter of Stillef Herlufsen [828] and Elen Maria Kristensdatter [383], on 13 Jun 1873 in Lardal Sokn, Lardal Prestegjeld, Vestfold Fylke, Norway. (Anne Dorthea Stillefsdatter [820] was born on 20 Oct 1852 in Nedre Eiker Sokn, Eiker Prestegjeld, Buskerud Fylke, Norway and was christened on 21 Nov 1852 in Nedre Eiker Sokn, Eiker Prestegjeld, Buskerud Fylke, Norway.)