Henry Hans Rasmusson was born in Norway in 1828, and went to sea as a cabin boy, before being recruited by the Hudson's Bay Co in 1850. He came out to York Factory (was a settlement and Hudson's Bay Company factory located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in northeastern Manitoba, Canada, at the mouth of the Hayes River, approximately 200 kilometres south-southeast of Churchill) that year, remaining for 5 years. Then came south to Red River working in various positions. In 1859 he married Jane Stead (1839 Rupert's Land, Hudson's Bay, British Colonial America -14 May 1892 Winnipeg) at St Andrews, and they had 9 children, 5 living to adulthood. They settled on a river lot, and appear in the 1870 census of Red River and the 1881 federal census. In 1901 he is in Winnipeg on that census. He died in 1913 and is buried in Old Kildonan Cemetery. There is a small marker. He is said to be Lutheran on both the 1881 & 1901.
Apparently married thrice
° Sophia Jane Mann #122855478 Sophia Erasmus
°Jemima 1865-1939 m. 1882 Louis Aristy Daniels #37142580
°Henry Erasmuson 1868–Dec•
°Abraham C. Erasmuson 1873–Dec•
°Edward J. Erasmuson 1875–Dec•
Related?
Henry C Erasmusson -1903 #122661383
Henry Erasmusson -1948 #111435890
Edward Raymond Rasmuson #162627739
Last name has many variations - Erasmusson, Erasmus, Rasmus, Rasmuson Rasmussen, Rasmusson etc
~Henry Erasmusson from Norway, in the 1891 Census. Married to Jane. 1891 Census, North Springfield, Lisgar, Manitoba. Page 5.
~Henry Erasmusson (born in Norway) and Jane Stead in the 1870 Manitoba Census St Andrews Page 140. His father is Bastian Erasmusson and Jane's father is listed as Abraham Stead. Daughter Sophia is listed as 9 years old.
Side note: a Henry Erasmus was the son of Peter Erasmus Sr and Catherine Budd. He was born in Red River in 1826/7 as he appears in the 1827 census of Red River, living with his parents & 2 sisters in St Andrews. In 1849 his father, Peter, he's believed to have died ç1886. The family surname became Erasmus uniformly.
One source: http://www.redriverancestry.ca/rraForum/viewtopic.php?t=910
Apparently married thrice
° Sophia Jane Mann #122855478 Sophia Erasmus
°Jemima 1865-1939 m. 1882 Louis Aristy Daniels #37142580
°Henry Erasmuson 1868–Dec•
°Abraham C. Erasmuson 1873–Dec•
°Edward J. Erasmuson 1875–Dec•
Related?
Henry C Erasmusson -1903 #122661383
Henry Erasmusson -1948 #111435890
Edward Raymond Rasmuson #162627739
Last name has many variations - Erasmusson, Erasmus, Rasmus, Rasmuson Rasmussen, Rasmusson etc
~Henry Erasmusson from Norway, in the 1891 Census. Married to Jane. 1891 Census, North Springfield, Lisgar, Manitoba. Page 5.
~Henry Erasmusson (born in Norway) and Jane Stead in the 1870 Manitoba Census St Andrews Page 140. His father is Bastian Erasmusson and Jane's father is listed as Abraham Stead. Daughter Sophia is listed as 9 years old.
Side note: a Henry Erasmus was the son of Peter Erasmus Sr and Catherine Budd. He was born in Red River in 1826/7 as he appears in the 1827 census of Red River, living with his parents & 2 sisters in St Andrews. In 1849 his father, Peter, he's believed to have died ç1886. The family surname became Erasmus uniformly.
One source: http://www.redriverancestry.ca/rraForum/viewtopic.php?t=910
Henry Hans Rasmusson was born in Norway in 1828, and went to sea as a cabin boy, before being recruited by the Hudson's Bay Co in 1850. He came out to York Factory (was a settlement and Hudson's Bay Company factory located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in northeastern Manitoba, Canada, at the mouth of the Hayes River, approximately 200 kilometres south-southeast of Churchill) that year, remaining for 5 years. Then came south to Red River working in various positions. In 1859 he married Jane Stead (1839 Rupert's Land, Hudson's Bay, British Colonial America -14 May 1892 Winnipeg) at St Andrews, and they had 9 children, 5 living to adulthood. They settled on a river lot, and appear in the 1870 census of Red River and the 1881 federal census. In 1901 he is in Winnipeg on that census. He died in 1913 and is buried in Old Kildonan Cemetery. There is a small marker. He is said to be Lutheran on both the 1881 & 1901.
Apparently married thrice
° Sophia Jane Mann #122855478 Sophia Erasmus
°Jemima 1865-1939 m. 1882 Louis Aristy Daniels #37142580
°Henry Erasmuson 1868–Dec•
°Abraham C. Erasmuson 1873–Dec•
°Edward J. Erasmuson 1875–Dec•
Related?
Henry C Erasmusson -1903 #122661383
Henry Erasmusson -1948 #111435890
Edward Raymond Rasmuson #162627739
Last name has many variations - Erasmusson, Erasmus, Rasmus, Rasmuson Rasmussen, Rasmusson etc
~Henry Erasmusson from Norway, in the 1891 Census. Married to Jane. 1891 Census, North Springfield, Lisgar, Manitoba. Page 5.
~Henry Erasmusson (born in Norway) and Jane Stead in the 1870 Manitoba Census St Andrews Page 140. His father is Bastian Erasmusson and Jane's father is listed as Abraham Stead. Daughter Sophia is listed as 9 years old.
Side note: a Henry Erasmus was the son of Peter Erasmus Sr and Catherine Budd. He was born in Red River in 1826/7 as he appears in the 1827 census of Red River, living with his parents & 2 sisters in St Andrews. In 1849 his father, Peter, he's believed to have died ç1886. The family surname became Erasmus uniformly.
One source: http://www.redriverancestry.ca/rraForum/viewtopic.php?t=910
Apparently married thrice
° Sophia Jane Mann #122855478 Sophia Erasmus
°Jemima 1865-1939 m. 1882 Louis Aristy Daniels #37142580
°Henry Erasmuson 1868–Dec•
°Abraham C. Erasmuson 1873–Dec•
°Edward J. Erasmuson 1875–Dec•
Related?
Henry C Erasmusson -1903 #122661383
Henry Erasmusson -1948 #111435890
Edward Raymond Rasmuson #162627739
Last name has many variations - Erasmusson, Erasmus, Rasmus, Rasmuson Rasmussen, Rasmusson etc
~Henry Erasmusson from Norway, in the 1891 Census. Married to Jane. 1891 Census, North Springfield, Lisgar, Manitoba. Page 5.
~Henry Erasmusson (born in Norway) and Jane Stead in the 1870 Manitoba Census St Andrews Page 140. His father is Bastian Erasmusson and Jane's father is listed as Abraham Stead. Daughter Sophia is listed as 9 years old.
Side note: a Henry Erasmus was the son of Peter Erasmus Sr and Catherine Budd. He was born in Red River in 1826/7 as he appears in the 1827 census of Red River, living with his parents & 2 sisters in St Andrews. In 1849 his father, Peter, he's believed to have died ç1886. The family surname became Erasmus uniformly.
One source: http://www.redriverancestry.ca/rraForum/viewtopic.php?t=910
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