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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
197½ kl 1857 at Egersund, Norway Jacob Sømme, Stavanger, Norway  
 YearRemarks
 1857 Captain Puntevold  from Egersund - Stavanger May 19 to Quebec June 26   
 1857 left Stavanger with 243 passenhers onboardAtlantic Journey ID 9936
 1866 Captain T. Larsen  from Bergen June 1 to Quebec July 7  Passenger list: Passenger list 
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

In 1866 the bark Leif departed from Bergen on June 1st, and arrived at Quebec July 7th. She was sailing in ballast, and was carrying 219 steerage passengers and 11 cabin passengers. 3 children were born on the voyage, 1 stillborn. The births: child of Thorsten Knudsen Olmstad (35) and Randi (32), twins - one stillborn, children of Knud Pedersen Braaten (21) and Marit Gulbrandsdatter Olmstad (24). The passengers traveling in cabin was the Norwegian Consul for Wisconsin - O.E. Dreuher (50) and his family: wife Nelli (42), daughter Harriet (19), son Carl (15), son Gustav (12), son Axel (10), son Yngve (7), daughter Jenny (4), daughter Jessy (2), son Abraham Lincoln 6 months, and girl, Elen Haldersdatter (40). The Leif was mastered by Capt. T. Larsen and had a crew of 15. The passenger list was archived by the National Archives of Canada [NAC].

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