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Jacob Nielsen
(Abt 1791-)
Marthe Hansdatter
(Abt 1794-1828)
Niels Nielsen
(1778-1843)
Kari Guldbrandsdtr.
(1776-1847)
Hans Jacobsen
(1817-After 1885)
Marit Nielsdtr.
(1811-1880/1885)
Jacob Hanson
(1849-1924)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Karoline Ellingsen

Jacob Hanson 16,394,1043,1044,1045,1046

  • Born: 30 Jan 1849, Engelien Farm, Hoff Parish, Kristian Cty., Norway 1047,1048,1049,1050
  • Christened: 11 Mar 1849, Hoff Parish, Sondre Land, Kristian Cty., Norway
  • Marriage: Karoline Ellingsen on 5 Mar 1880 in French Creek, Near Ettrick, Wis. 394
  • Died: 3 Dec 1924, Preeceville, Sask. aged 75 394
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bullet  General Notes:

"Lines Of The Past", History of Preeceville, Saskatchewan, Preeceville Historical Society, published 1982

page 425
by Myrtle Carlson

Mr. and Mrs Jacob Hanson, originally from Norway, were married in Hillsboro, North Dakota, where they farmed and raised five children, Martin, Elling, Gusta, Christine and Joseph. The lure of adventure and opportunities in the Canadian west caused them to become a part of the great influx of early settlers.

June 4, 1906, the Hanson family, with their household effects, machinery, four horses, eight cattle, one pig and some chickens arrived by train in Yorkton. The rest of the journey over rough trails, mud holes and sometimes through water as high as the wagon box, was made by horse drawn wagons.

The tiresome trip finally ended at their homestead site SW 1/4 28-35-5 W2 in the Astwood district, one mile west of Squaw Lake.

The temporary family shelter, the first summer was a quickly erected sod house. A permanent two storey 15 x 16 ft. log structure was ready to move into before winter set in. By 1910 another frame house 14 x 16 ft was erected and joined by a "breezeway" to the first.

Seven acres of land was cleared the first summer, ready to be cropped by spring. By 1910 when the land title was granted the cattle herd increased to 20 and 40 acres were cropped.

Elling and Gusta married and left home in 1907. Their stories will appear elsewhere.

Martin homesteaded SE 1/4 32-35-5 W2, was one mile north west of the home place. He built a sod house which he called home until the homestead was proved. Remaining a bachelor, most of his life was spent on the original family farm. He died in Dec. 1953 at the age of 72.

Christine, in 1919 married Matt Johnson who had come from Norway in 1909 and lived near Brownie Lake. A daughter Clara, was born May 5, 1921. A son Marvin, was born Feb. 16, 1924 but the mother died a few days later at the age of 36 years. Matt did carpentry work and fur trapping, driving a dog team to check the trap lines. Matt died in 1928 at age of 47.

Joseph acquired a farm in Beaver Falls district and in 1920 married May Phoenix. (story elsewhere)

Jacob Hanson died in 1924. His wife Karoline, predeceased him in 1911. Without benefit of medicare or access to hospital or doctor's services any illness became a great threat. Family members and kind neighbours gave what limited care they could.

Hard was the lot of the early settlers. Theirs was a constant battle against the elements, poverty and deprivations. The work was hard, the hours long but their sprits and courage left a heritage for the following generations.
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The following family history of the family of Hans Jacobsen and Marit Nilsdatter, including son Jacob Hanson was prepared by the granddaughter of Jacob Hanson, Mrs. Muriel Scott, of Swan River, Manitoba, and sent to James Clinton Anderson of Kelowna B.C. Canada, on April 16, 1985.

"Our Hanson ancestors came from Kristian County, Norway. My grandfather , Jacob Hanson's people, lived in Sondre Land farming Bjorlien farm, Schieslien farm and lastly Engelien farm where grandfather was born on January 30, 1849.
His father was, Hans Jacobson, born 1817 at Schieslien farm. Hans married Marit Nilsdatter on December 23, 1839 at Fluberg Parish in Sondre Land. They had six children, Marte born February 12, 1940, Hans Christian born May 16, 1842, Nikolina born January 1, 1845, Jacob (my grandfather) born January 30, 1849, Kristian born February 14, 1851 and Martin born November 26, 1853.
The need for security caused them all to come to America where homesteads were available. They came to Wisconsin and worked for some time. Church records state that Jacob and Martin resigned the church in Norway in 1871 and left for America. All six of them came to Wisconsin living near La Crosse and Ettrick.
Hans Christian came in 1872 followed by his wife Mathia and six year old daughter, Mathia, in 1874. I don't know when brother, Kristian and sister Marte, and sister Nikolina with her baby girl, Mathilda, arrived but the two sisters stayed permanently near La Crosse, Wisconsin. They were widows but both remarried. Marte became Mrs. Johsnon and Nikolina's second marriage was Lars Larson. They were happy and content in the new land. Mathilda married a Torgeson and Oscar and Alfred were their children. After the death of her first husband Nikolina's daughter, Mathilda married Chris Moe and they lived north of Ketchen, Saskatchewan.
All the brothers and sisters of grandfather, Jacob, were married. Jacob married Caroline Ellingson at the French Creek Lutheran Church near Ettrick, Wisconsin, on March 5, 1880. You can go to this church and see the records signed by Jacob and Caroline over a hundred years ago!
Caroline Ellingson born October 21, 1862, Ringsaker Parish, Norway (see letter).
Jacob and Caroline went west to Hillsboro, North Dakota where they farmed and here their children were born. They were Martin born 1881, Elling born 1882, Gusta Marie( my mother) born 1883, Christine born 1887, and Joseph born 1890.
Jacob's brother , Kristian, and his large family also farmed at Hillsboro, Kristian had nine sons and one daughter.
Both these families came to Canada and stayed in Saskatchewan. Jacob at Preeceville and Kristian at Nut Lake, near Archerville.
Hans Christian and his wife lived mostly in Wisconsin, only briefly farming near Lady Lake (Astwood P.O. ). Some of their children came to Canada but only Chris Hanson and family stayed. Nellie, Chris Hanson's wife, was a daughter of Nikolina and Lars Larson. Hans Christian and Mathia lost many of their children during an epidemic. Only Mathia, Anton, Christian and Magnus reached adulthood. Even then Anton died at age twenty.
Magnus and family lived in Saskatchewan for awhile. I remember them living on the Raglan farm about a mile north of Joseph Hanson's land.
Nikolina and Lar's two sons, Robert and Martin Larson, came to Canada. Martin Larson, his wife Mulla (spell error, actually Malla, editor's note) and their children, farmed west of Sturgis, Saskatchewan.
I must tell you the little I know about Jacob's brother, Martin. He must have married before Jacob because the 1880 census of Wisconsin states he, at that time, had a wife named Sarah and that they had a two year old daughter, Mary.
Jacob's sister, Marte's only child had no children."

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1880 Census Place: Township 145, Traill, Dakota Territory
Source: FHL Film 1254114 National Archives Film T9-0114 Page 245A

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace

Jacob HANSEN Self M M W 32, NOR, Occ: Farmer Fa: NOR Mo: NOR
Lena HANSEN Wife F M W 17 NOR, Occ: Farmer Fa: NOR Mo: NOR,
John HANSEN Other M S W 33 NOR, Occ: With Family Fa: NOR Mo: NOR
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Vaccination, 29 Nov 1849, Smallpox.

• Confirmation, 4 Oct 1863.

• Emigration, 23 Jun 1871, Oslo. 1049

• Residence, 1880, Traill, N. Dakota. 1048

• Occupation: Farmer, 1900, Hillsboro twp, Traill County, ND. 1050

• Immigration, 1906, to Canada. 16

• Occupation: Farmer, 1916, Preeceville, Sask. 16


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Jacob married Karoline Ellingsen, daughter of Elling Nielsen Nordhaugen and Agnethe Pedersdatter, on 5 Mar 1880 in French Creek, Near Ettrick, Wis..394 (Karoline Ellingsen was born on 21 Oct 1862 in Ringsaker, Norway 394,1050,1051,1052 and died on 11 Mar 1911 in Preeceville, Sask..)




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