Norwegian Emigrant Database

Passenger Information

Name: Knud Thorssen

Age: 32

Gender: m

Remarks: Steerage

Ship: Schooner Ebenezer

Year: 1849

Captain: Clausen

Departure: Stavanger - Apr. 26

Arrival: New York - June 18

Source: arr. no 733 — Transcribed by Wendy Zander and Børge Solem

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Additional information

Nathaniel Meyer (09.04.2014)

Knud Thorsen from Haaversteen farm, Rennesøy
http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/en-gb/gen/vis/22/pe00000000236926
traveling with his mother Kirsti Jacobsdtr. from Haaversteen farm, Rennesøy
http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/en-gb/gen/vis/22/pe00000000236927.

Knud Thorsen was born April 29, 1817 probably at Hoversteen / Haaversteen farm on Rennesøy Island, Rogaland, Norway to parents Thore Knudsen and Kjesti / Kirsti Jacobsdatter. Christened May 2 at Housken parish.

Emigrated with his mother. For some reason became Knudt Thompson upon arrival in America and in fact named his son Thomas rather than Thore.

Settled near Roland, Story County, Iowa. Died March 21, 1900 and is buried in Roland Cemetery. Was survived by two sons and a stepdaughter. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125047980

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