Johan Christopher Haar Daae Explained

Johan Christopher Haar Daae (August 2, 1759 – September 10, 1827) was a Norwegian priest and politician.

Daae was born Lindås as the son of the priest and landowner Ludvig Daae (1723–1786) and Drude Catrine Daae.^[1] He received his theology degree in 1781. Daae initially worked for the geographical land survey in Jutland for four years before he was appointed a curate in Lindås, where his father served.^[1] Daae was the parish priest at Norddal Church from 1804 to 1820, and then in Veøy, where he succeeded Jens Stub.^[2] Daae was married to Susanne Grythen (1760–1808).^[1]

Together with the churchwarden Ole A. Dahle, Daae was selected to represent the parish of Norddal (including Sunnylven and Geiranger) at the meeting on March 25, 1814, where representatives from Romsdal county were chosen for the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.^[3] Daae died in Veøy.

Descendants

Daae had several notable descendants:^{[1] [4]}

• Johan Christopher Haar Daae
  • Ludvig Daae (1792–1879), officer, purchased the Solnør farm in Skodje
    • Margrethe Giørwel Daae (1825–1887), wife of Peter Gustav Zwilgmeyer
    • Ludvig Daae, jurist, landowner, and politician
      • Aagaat Gerhardine Skavlan Daae (1864–1946), librarian and historian
  • Anders Daae (1802–1866), parish priest in Kvernes and provost for Nordmøre
    • • • Sara Margrethe Daae (1806–1841), wife of Hans Conrad Thoresen Suzannah Daae Thoresen (1836–1914), wife of Henrik Ibsen

Notes and References

1. Book: Fylling. Peder. Peder Fylling. Bidrag till Borgunds ældre historie. 1875. F. M. Olsens Forlag og Bogtrykkeri. Aalesund. 33.
2. Book: Lampe. Johan Fredrik. Bergens Stifts Biskoper og Præster efter Reformationen. 1895. Cammermeyer. Kristiania.
3. Web site: Norddal. Valgene i 1814. February 15, 2018. June 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205923/http://1814.arkivverket.no/#mandate/311/transcribed. dead.
4. Book: Daae. Aagaat. Stamtavle over familien Daae i Norge. Utarbeidet efter Anders Daaes efterladte papirer av Aagaat Daae. 1917. F. Bruns boghandel. Trondhjem.