Norwegian Emigrants 1825-1875

Passenger Information

Name: Anton Osmundsen

Age: 24

Sex: m

Remarks: Joiner

Ship: Brig Norden

Year: 1836

Captain: Willhelmsen

Departure: Stavanger - May 25

Arrival: New York - July 20

Source: No info. — Transcribed by Trond Austheim - 1999

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Greg Carter (05.07.2014)

Anton Osmundsen was my GGG Grandfather. He was a cabinet maker in Saint Augustine Florida until he died in 1858. In 1838, he married Laureana Leonardy, a descendant of the Minorcan settlers who are prominent in East Florida. Osmundsen Americanized his name to William Monson, though we don't know when. We also don't know why he came to Florida. It appears on the passenger list that he travelled alone in 1836. He was in Saint Augustine by 1838. Monson's parents were Salve Osmundsen and Gabriela Chaloine. He had a brother Obert Christian and two sisters, Oscine Carolina and Bethy. After his immigration, Monson was estranged from his Norwegian family—these names only surfaced in a letter from a relative in Minneapolis more than 25 years after his death. I am eager to learn more about his life in Norway, and those years in New York from 1836-38... Greg Carter, Seattle.

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