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HEM FARM, Sandeherred/Sandefjord

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HEM FARM, Sandeherred/Sandefjord

Posted: 28 Mar 2008 1:06PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Hem, Pedersen, Johansen, Johnsen, Olsen, Wulff, Abrahamsen, Nilsdatter, Thorsdatter
Seeking information about the Hem Farm in rural Sandefjord and the Pedersen/Johansen families that lived there, hoping to connect with anybody related or that knows where it was/is. My great grandfather, (PEDER) OSCAR PEDERSEN HEM, was born there 27 Oct 1884 and emigrated to Massachusetts in 1907. Here is his family:

FATHER:
- ANTON PEDERSEN HEM
Born 10 Feb 1864, Bjørnum Farm, Sandeherred, Norway
his parents: Peder Abrahamsen Hem & Anne Helvig Nilsdatteer
Married 11 May 1884, Sandefjord, Norway to MAREN HELENE OLSEN
Death date is not known - assume it was about 1893

MOTHER:
- MAREN HELENE OLSEN
Born 15 Jun 1860, Førstad Farm, Sandeherred, Norway
Her parents: Ole Christensen Førstad & Thrine Helene Thorsdatter
Maren’s first marriage was to Anton Pedersen Hem
*THEIR CHILDREN*

1. (PEDER) OSCAR PEDERSEN HEM
Born 27 Oct 1884, Hem Farm, Sandefjord
Emigrated to Boston, 1907
Married Margit K. Wulff, 8 Apr 1912
Died 26 Sep 1932, Boston, MA
2. THORA HELENE PEDERSEN HEM
Born 9 Sep 1886, Hem, Sandefjord
3. HILMAR PEDERSEN HEM
Born 15 Jul 1889, Hem, Sandefjord
Died 25 Feb 1913, Sandefjord
4. ANNE MARIE PEDERSEN HEM
Born 14 Jun 1892, Hem, Sandefjord

Maren’s Second Marriage to KARL ANTON JOHANSEN (GOKSTAD)
*THEIR CHILDREN*

1. HALFDAN JOHANSEN HEM
Born 19 Oct 1896, Sandefjord
2. KONRAD JOHANSEN HEM
Born 17 Jun 1898, Sandefjord
3. GUDRUN JOHANSEN HEM
Born 9 Jan 1900, Sandefjord
4. MAGDA JOHANSEN HEM
Born 9 Apr 1904, Sandefjord

Karl Anton Johansen had two children by first wife, Maren Sybille Andersen
*THEIR CHILDREN*

1. JOHAN “John” BERNHARD JOHANSEN
Born 18 Mar 1884, Gokstad Farm, Sandefjord
emigrated to Massachusetts in 1905
2. ANTON JOHANSEN
Born 17 May 1891, Gokstad Farm, Sandefjord
emigrated to Massachusetts in 1906

My great grandfather was in the Norwegian Navy, and I believe he jumped ship when he arrived in New York and took on the name "Oscar Hem." He was the only son of Anton & Maren to come to America, and we believe that contact with the Norwegian families ended at that time. More of this family tree can be found at my Rootsweb tree, Hem-Shugrue-Hinch-Thurmond.


James Hem
Seattle, Washington, USA



SubjectAuthorDate Posted
James Hem 28 Mar 2008 7:06PM GMT 
James Hem 12 Jul 2008 7:23AM GMT 
Arne Aashildr... 11 Feb 2013 9:51PM GMT 
Hilde Hem Eld... 4 Nov 2014 7:38PM GMT 
jbelgum_1 12 Jul 2011 3:33PM GMT 
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