Andreas Hansen Oretap

Er mye syk, dør av magekreft. Datteren Marie skriver et rørende brev hjem til onkel Oliver for å fortelle at hans bror er død. Deler av begravelseskransen følger med brevet. Andreas får det ikke helt "til" i Amerika, han skylder Oliver penger, og datteren Marie må skrive å forklare Oliver om situasjonen.

Christian's brother Andreas was the first to immigrate to America approx. 1873. A story credited to Christian relates that Andreas had stabbed a man in a tavern fight. The police were looking for him, and under the impression that he might have killed the man, Andreas fled to America with the help of Johan and Christian.

Andrew’s letters and glowing accounts of the opportunities there induced Christian and his brother Johan also to immigrate. First however, they both worked for a time in Oslo to earn money to pay off the mortgage on the farm and pay for their passage to the U.S. Christian also became engaged to Annette and it was agreed that she would also immigrate to the U.S. .The new immigrants went to Minneapolis, Minn., where Andreas Hansen had located. Christian and Johan worked for a few months near Fort Snelling, for $1 per day, shaping ties for the railroad. Annette worked in Minneapolis as a housemaid.

GEDCOM Note

Til Amerika 1873. 6 barn i Amerika.