Mendocino County Biographies

Peter Hansen

Transcribed by: Pat Howard

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	Was born in Norway, November 23, 1826, and resided there till 
1849. when at the age of seventeen he became an apprentice to the shoemaker�s 
trade, which he followed at his birthplace till 1849. He then proceeded to the 
city of Copenhagen, Denmark, where he followed his trade till the summer of 
1853. He then immigrated to America, landing in New York August 10th of that 
year, and immediately opened a boot and shoe store on Washington street, where 
he continued business till 1857. In January of that year he sailed in the 
steamer St. Louis to Panama, and from there in the Golden Gate to San Francisco. 
He immediately proceeded to the mines in Siskiyou county, which business he 
followed for four years, or till 1860. He then returned to New York and began 
his old business on Cheney street, which he followed till 1864. He then came to 
California, accompanied by his family, and settled in Mendocino City, where he 
has continuously followed his trade. March 19, 1853, he was united in marriage 
to Nicoline Caroline Augusta Hincheldey, daughter of Metjor Edward V. 
Hincheldey, who was born in Denmark in 1820. Edward Hincheldey Hansen, born in 
New York City January 1, 1854, and now residing in San Francisco, is their only 
child.
 
SOURCE: History of Mendocino County, California - San Francisco, Cal. Alley, 
Bowen & Co., Publishers. 1880 Pp. 540