My 4th-great-grandfather, Hans Mathias Tønnesen, son of Tønnes Ingebretsen & Kristin Kristensdatter, was baptized 2 April 1786 in Brevik, Norway and died 4 December 1850 in Flekkefjord, Norway. He married 5 July 1810 in Brevik, Dorthea Larsdatter, who was baptized 20 April 1786 in Stokkesund, Norway, and died 7 November 1879 in Brevik, daughter of Lars Kristensen & Maria Olsdatter.
Hans & Dorthea were the parents of eight children.
1. Tønnes Hansen Strømhangen, born 20 July 1813 in Brevik, died there c. 1885. He married (as his first wife) 29 December 1839 in Brevik, Anne Marie Jacobsdatter, who was born 8 January 1815.
Tønnes married (as his second wife) 16 January 1876 in Brevik, Anne Kirstine Hansdatter, who was born 6 November 1838.
2. Nikolai Christian Hansen, born 3 November 1815 in Brevik.
3. Ingebrigt Martinus Hansen [Capt. Martin Thompson] (my 3rd-great-grandfather), born 23 July 1818 in Brevik, died 22 October 1896 in Dennis, Massachusetts. He married (as his first wife) after 2 July 1849 in Harwich, Massachusetts, Ann Isabella Hughs (my 3rd-great-grandmother), who was born 6 January 1830 in Ireland, and died 10 May 1885 in Dennis.
Martin married (as his second wife and as her second husband) 1 February 1887 in Dennis, Frances Jemima (Turner) Turner, who was born 30 November 1848 in Graustein, England, and died 18 June 1906 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, daughter of James & Jemima Frances (Best) Turner, and widow of John Turner.
4. Lars Hansen, born 19 September 1821 in Brevik, died there 6 March 1824.
5. Hans Mathias Hansen, born 23 November 1823 in Brevik, died c. 1887.
6. Ole Hansen, born 7 October 1828 in Brevik.
7. Hanna Dorthea Hansdatter, born 8 May 1831 in Brevik, died 4 May 1836.
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