My grandmother 's, Vita Deodata Hansen, generates
on her father's, Jacob Hansen, side from Agersoe and Omoe. Fortunately for genealogists the Islanders stayed on their islands for generations, and it certainly makes it easier to
follow the genus back in time. The churchbook of Agersoe, Omoe started in
1683, and because of that I have been able to trace the part of my family, who
come from these islands, back to the middle of the 17th century.The family of Agersoe and Omoe has fed itself as farmers, fishermen
and weavers. A single
one has been teacher on Omoe. Another, Peiter Peitersen, has in addition to being farmer
also distinguished himself by inciting to rebellion of Agersoe in 1774.
Jacob Hansen
Jacob Hansen was born september 27th 1871 on Agersoe, where his father, Ole Hansen, was small holder and Forester.
Jacob was no.
6 in the series out of a crowd of children of 9.
He left
the island and traveled to Copenhagen, where he was engaged by the DSB as a railwayman. He married december 19 th 1897 with Pauline Ane
Johanne Rapp, and together they had three children: My grandmother
Vita Deodata Hansen, Tove Hansen and Axel Hansen.
The Hansen family often visited
Agersoe, and they had often Allis, my mother, and Bent, my uncle, with them.
Pauline managed her family firmly so it has
not always been as easy for Jacob.
Jacob died september 26th 1936 in
Frederiksberg, Copenhagen.
Ole Hansen and his wife Mette
Kirstine Hansdatter got a total of 9 children. Jacob was number 6 in the flock. Oles profession changes a little.
In the churchbooks by the
children's birth he is small holder, forester or farmer. When you look at the picture of the farmhouse to the left, it has surely not been the largest cultivation, he had. The title of forester may surprise a
little, because it is not exactly forests that Agersoe is known
for.
Saturday evening Ole and Kirstine often had many visitors.They sold, according to rumor, illegal alcohol, to the great pleasure of the island's inhabitants.
The
farm has now been restored and is a part of a training
center.
Peiter Peitersen
Peiter Jacobsoen (1673-1735) was
married to Caren Hansdatter (dead in 1737). Together they had 13 children, and one of
them was my 5 x grand grand father Hendric Peitersen, who lived from 1708 to 1774.
Hendrics younger
brother Peiter (1726-1802) should be known as one of the instigators to
rebellion against Lars Nielsen, who owned
Agersoe.
The tense
relationship between the island's farmers and Lars Nielsen was due to his
demand for more villeinage. The farmers who would not obey Lars Nielsens demand for work, were corporal punished. Wednesday evening august 17th 1774 the city bugle
was blown, and the peasants united went to Agersoefarm to
settle corporal with Lars Nielsen's helpers who had mistreated one of
peasants.Lars would not hand over his two
employees to the angry peasants, so instead they chose punish him. Under cry
and screaming, they began to beat and kick him. The priest was called to the place by the noise, and he
managed to get stopped the farmers.It came to
a trial, where among others, Peiter Peitersen was sentenced to two years
of hard labour. The case was appealed, and the sentences were softened
because it was known that the squire was uncommonly hard toward his peasents.
