John Kristian Christian Richter, Mill Owner

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John Kristian Christian Richter, Mill Owner

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rostad gård, Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
Death: March 29, 1904 (73)
Broad Street, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Place of Burial: Palmerston North, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of Jørgen Jonassen Richter and Massi Olsdatter Richter
Husband of Harriet Frances Richter and Harriet Frances Rae
Father of Jorgen Robert Richter; John Osmund Richter; Massie Mary Richter; Nesta Ingeborg Matthews; Jørgen Robert "Roy" Richter and 8 others
Brother of Ingeborg Anna Anna Jørgensdatter Richter; Kristine Jørgensdatter Richter; Gurine Jørgensdatter Richter; Ole Jørgensen Richter; Anna Olava Jørgensdatter Richter and 2 others

Occupation: Bruksfullmektig. Én av pionerene i utbyggingen av sagbruk og mølledrift i New Zealand. Dannet eget firma.
Managed by: Halfdan Bryn
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About John Kristian Christian Richter, Mill Owner

John Kristian Richter, to år yngre enn Ole. Ble etter hvert den daglige leder av gården, titulert som gårdsfullmektig i folketellingen av 1865. Foreldrene ville at John skulle ta over gården i og med at Ole var både politiker og advokat.

Til foreldrenes store sorg utvandret John Kristian imidlertid til New Zealand i 1868. Der ble han en pionér på utviklingen av mølledrift og sagbruk, og startet sammen med trondhjemmerne Fritz Jenssen og Jacob von der Lippe Parelius Nannestad firmaet Richter, Nannestad & Company i 1872, muligens i Section 160 (317 Broadway) i dagens Palmerston North.

Byen – i dag med 79800 innb.- vokste fram rundt firmaet.

Kilde: http://digitallibrary.palmerstonnorth.com/awweb/awarchive?type=file...

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John Kristian Christian Richter, Mill Owner's Timeline

1831
March 4, 1831
Rostad gård, Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
1879
September 19, 1879
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1879
New Zealand
1881
May 4, 1881
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1881
New Zealand
1882
December 24, 1882
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1883
1883
New Zealand
1884
September 2, 1884
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
September 20, 1884
New Zealand