Person:Hans Hansson Hontvet (1)

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Name Hans Odulf Hansson Hontvet
Gender Male
Birth[1] 20 Sep 1866 Hontvet nedre, Skjee parish, Stokke, Vestfold, Norway
Baptism[1] 14 Oct 1866 Stokke, Vestfold, Norway
Death[2] 1910 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United StatesCause: in an accident

"Hans Oluf was trained as a dairyman in Denmark and later ran a business in Sweden until he left for America."[2]

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Den Norske kirke. Stokke prestegjeld (Vestfold). Kirkebøker
    1866 baptisms (page 112), baptism #97.

    Hans Odulf, født Septbr 20, døpt October 14, ægte [legitimate], forældre [parents]: Gbr [Gaardbruger: farmer] Hans Matthias Hansen og hstr [hustru: wife] Berthe Maria Osmunds[datter] nedre Hontvedt

  2. 2.0 2.1 Hans H. Myhre (original in Norwegian with handwritten corrections by the author, plus translation into English
    page 8.

    'Hans Oluf blev utdannet som meierist i Danmark og siden drev han forretning i Sverige, indtil han reiste til Amerika. Født 1866; han døde ved et ulykkestilfælde i Chicago, 44 aar, 1910.'

    translation: 'Hans Oluf was trained as a dairyman in Denmark and later ran a business in Sweden until he left for America. Born in 1866, he died in an accident in Chicago when he was 44 years old, in 1910.'