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ANDREW W. HANSEN
ANDREW W. HANSEN was born in
Holstein, Germany, April 25, 1821. His father, Jerry Hansen, died in Germany in
1827, at the age of thirty-six years. Andrew, when a boy, learned the trade of
ship-carpentering and went to sea at a very early age. In 1838 he went to sea
on a whaling vessel, called the Sall Henry, bound for Greenland. In 1839 he
sailed again on a brig; in 1840 went on a man-of-war. In 1841 he sailed on the
bark Wild Irish Girl. The next voyage was made to the West Indies on board the
Solar. In 1843 he sailed from Liverpool on a full-rigged vessel, the Rhine, as
cook, cooking for 700 passengers. He followed this seafaring life until 1851,
having many varied experiences and meeting with many an adventure. He landed in
San Francisco in 1851, after a long sea voyage, and obtained a position on
board the steamboat Empire running between San Francisco and Stockton. Three
months later he went to Tuolumne County, where he engaged in mining, following
that occupation for about eighteen months. He then commenced teaming. Spent the
next five years, until 1860, working for wages. In 1860 he went to Stockton and
there followed his trade of carpenter. In 1881 he purchased his present
property of 167 acres, seven miles from Stockton on the Davis road. He does a general
farming business. Mr. Hansen has been twice to Europe, in 1869 and in 1888, and
is now contemplating another trip.
Mr. Hansen was married in 1860; his wife
died August 11, 1877, leaving him one child, a son, Andrew W.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Page 592. Lewis Pub. Co.
Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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