Hage was born on 6 October 1752 in Stege on the island of Møn, the eldest child of Johannes Jensen Hage and Bolette Margrethe Friedenreich. The Hage family was of Dutch origins and had counted merchants at least since the 17th century.[1] He was the elder brother of Christopher Friedenreich Hage.
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On 11 July 1765, Hage passed his exams as a helmsman. In 1777 he moved to the Danish West Indies where he made a fortune as a merchant and plantation owner. He was the owner of the plantation Frederikshaab on St, Croix. He also purchased the Clairfield estate at Pennsylvania, In 1790, he was back in Stege. In the late 1890s, he settled as a merchant in Copenhagen. He traded under the name J. F. Hage & Co. in spite of the fact that he had no partners.[2]
In 1800, he became chairman of Det Danske Fiskeriselskab. In 1801, he was sent on a confidential mission to the Danish West Indies with as Royal West Indian Government Commissioner (kgl. vestindisk regeringskommissær). On 2 May 1801, He was appointed to kommerceintendant with rank of justitsråd. As of 28 July 1815,
Hage married twice, first to Gertrud Heitmann (29 December 1766 - 1 March 1801) and then to Marie Sophie Ruspini (c. 1783 - 16 January 1864). His first wife bore him 11 children, eight daughters and three sons:
Margaretha Boletha Gertrud Hage (23 January 1785 - 18 August 1808)
Maria Catharina Julia Hage (4 September 1786 - 20 May 1787)
Maria Catharina Hage (13 December 1787 - 22 October 1811)
Anna Sabina Henriette Hage (3 February 1789 - 5 March 1821)
Johanne Frederikke Christiane Hage (1 March 1790 - 24 July 1847)
Carolina Rebecca Hage (9 June 1791 - 26 February 1815)
Edward Hage, (30 January 1793 - 1803)
Martha Benedicte Hage (27 November 1794 - 27 March 1860)
Johannes Philip Hage (18 October 1796 - 23 April 1803)
Hother Hage (9 April 1800 - 27 June 1872)
Eleonora Anastasia Hage (1804 - May 1831)
he was also active as a brewer in Copenhagen. He owned a country house at Frederiksdal and Benzonseje at Køge.
^"Jens Friedenreich Hage" (in Danish). Skeel-Schaffalitzky-Santasia. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
March 15, 2024
jens, friedenreich, hage, october, 1752, june, 1831, danish, merchant, landowner, painted, jens, juelborn, 1752, october, 1752stege, denmarkdied17, june, 1831, 1831, aged, copenhagen, denmarkoccupation, merchant, landowner, contents, early, life, career, perso. Jens Friedenreich Hage 6 October 1752 17 June 1831 was a Danish merchant and landowner Jens Friedenreich HageJens Friedenreich Hage painted by Jens JuelBorn 1752 10 06 6 October 1752Stege DenmarkDied17 June 1831 1831 06 17 aged 78 Copenhagen DenmarkOccupation s Merchant and landowner Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life editHage was born on 6 October 1752 in Stege on the island of Mon the eldest child of Johannes Jensen Hage and Bolette Margrethe Friedenreich The Hage family was of Dutch origins and had counted merchants at least since the 17th century 1 He was the elder brother of Christopher Friedenreich Hage Career editOn 11 July 1765 Hage passed his exams as a helmsman In 1777 he moved to the Danish West Indies where he made a fortune as a merchant and plantation owner He was the owner of the plantation Frederikshaab on St Croix He also purchased the Clairfield estate at Pennsylvania In 1790 he was back in Stege In the late 1890s he settled as a merchant in Copenhagen He traded under the name J F Hage amp Co in spite of the fact that he had no partners 2 In 1800 he became chairman of Det Danske Fiskeriselskab In 1801 he was sent on a confidential mission to the Danish West Indies with as Royal West Indian Government Commissioner kgl vestindisk regeringskommissaer On 2 May 1801 He was appointed to kommerceintendant with rank of justitsrad As of 28 July 1815 Personal life edit nbsp Gertrud Hage painted by Jens JuelHage married twice first to Gertrud Heitmann 29 December 1766 1 March 1801 and then to Marie Sophie Ruspini c 1783 16 January 1864 His first wife bore him 11 children eight daughters and three sons Margaretha Boletha Gertrud Hage 23 January 1785 18 August 1808 Maria Catharina Julia Hage 4 September 1786 20 May 1787 Maria Catharina Hage 13 December 1787 22 October 1811 Anna Sabina Henriette Hage 3 February 1789 5 March 1821 Johanne Frederikke Christiane Hage 1 March 1790 24 July 1847 Carolina Rebecca Hage 9 June 1791 26 February 1815 Edward Hage 30 January 1793 1803 Martha Benedicte Hage 27 November 1794 27 March 1860 Johannes Philip Hage 18 October 1796 23 April 1803 Hother Hage 9 April 1800 27 June 1872 Eleonora Anastasia Hage 1804 May 1831 he was also active as a brewer in Copenhagen He owned a country house at Frederiksdal and Benzonseje at Koge References edit Alfred Hage in Danish Dansk Biografisk Leksikon Retrieved 19 August 2017 Jens Friedenreich Hage in Danish Skeel Schaffalitzky Santasia Retrieved 19 August 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jens Friedenreich Hage amp oldid 1163331443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
