Peter C. Asserson født ca 1839 i Stavanger var sønn av ?

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Peter C. Asserson født ca 1839 i Stavanger var sønn av ?

Legg inn av Jan Åge Habberstad » 13 feb 2020 18:35:47

Her er trolig en av de mer vanskelige emigrant-ettersøkningene:

Hvor kom Peter C. Asserson fra?

Kennet Bjork viser i sin bok "Saga in steel and concrete- Norwegian Engineers in America" til artikkel i Nordisk Tidende 23. mars 1944, og den er vel digitalisert?

Perhaps the greatest name among Norwegian-American naval engineers is that of Rear Admiral Peter C. Asserson. When he was sixteen he shipped as a cabin boy on a bark leaving Stavanger and sailed to the Mediterranean and Black seas. He soon became captain on merchant ships sailing from German, English and Scandinavian ports, and in 1859, at the age of twenty, he arrived in America.

In 1862, he was appointed master`s mate and therafter engaged in many of the naval campaigns of the Civil War. From 1866 to 1868, Asserson was assigned to duty at the Norfolk Navy Yard, from 1868 to 1869 he was on coast survey duty, and in 1869 he was honorably discharged from the navy.

Asserson`s first importent engineering job after the Civil War consisted of raising wrecked ships from the Elizabeth River, Potomac River,Rappahannock River and James River. The ships «Merrimac (Virginia)», the «Cumberland» and the «Pennsylvania» were brought to the surface, and the figurehead of the Indian chief Tecumseh was saved from the "Delaware".

In 1872 Asserson was appointed superintendent of improvements at the Norfolk Navy Yard. He was promoted to captain in 1882, three years later he was sent to Naval station of New York, where he later built several dry docks.

He was frequently sought as an consultant. The stations at Mare Island in California, St. John`s in Newfoundland, Port Royal and Charleston in South Carolina, PUget Sound, and Annapolis all benefited from his skill and experience. He retired in 1903 with the rank of rear admiral.

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"Admiral P. C. Asserson", "Assersen", "Midbrød", "Peder Kristian Assersen Midbrød"
Fødselsdato: 05. Januar 1839
Fødested: Midbrød, Egersund, Eigersund, Rogaland, Norway (Norge)
Død: 06. Desember 1906 (67)
Brooklyn, NY, United States (Amerikas forente stater (USA)) (Angina Pectoris)
Begravet: Annapolis, MD, United States
Nærmeste familie:

Sønn av Asser Johannesen Midbrød og Malene Rasmusdatter Midbrød
Ektemannen til Mary Ann Asserson
Far til Henry Raymond Asserson, Major; Malene R Fletcher; Ané (Anna) Gertrude Spicer; Capt. William Christian Asserson; Mary Alice Asserson, Dr. og 2 others
Bror av Karen Malene Jakobsen; Ane Kirstine Steinkopf; Johan Arnt Assersen Midbrød; Asser Assersen Midbrød; Malakias Assersen Midbrød og 3 others
Half brother of Rasmus Gunnarson Midbrød

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Re: Peter C. Asserson født ca 1839 i Stavanger var sønn av ?

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Re: Peter C. Asserson født ca 1839 i Stavanger var sønn av ?

Legg inn av Jan Åge Habberstad » 14 feb 2020 09:19:23

:) Fint, da går jeg videre med biografien

https://www.strindahistorielag.no/wiki/ ... C_Asserson

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