HAGERMAN BROTHERS
OF
BREMAN GERMANY
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Older Brother conscripted into Napoleon's Army. The other two left for Canada. Gotlieb Hagerman did not marry, he lived with his brother Joachim Frederick and family. At Christmas he would shut himself in his bedroom and make toys for Joachim's children. Since the above was written (abt. 1970) I have received a very informative "blurb" written by an (unknown to me) Author. If anyone reading this could let me know who it was - I would like to "give credit where credit is due" and if possibe cite the ref. from which the information was derived. Here is the "blurb" (with thanks to Jannis Rogers for forwarding) During the 30 years war the Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus conquered Bremen, Germany about 1631. A boy name Hagemann was working in the fields on his father's farm just outside Bremen . The Swedish picked him up along with the animals (oxen) he was using. He became a soldier of fortune and sold his services to those who would pay the most. When he was about 45, then serving in Constantinople, he decided to quit before it was too late. He had saved his money and returned home apparently well and wealthy. Some say he had a money belt filled with gold. He found that his mother and dad had died and a younger brother had the farm. Not wishing to farm he went into Bremen and built a hotel on the quay and named it 'Stat London'. It catered to the English trade and remained in the family until the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon took Bremen in 1806. He declared a blockade against Britain, and Britain declared one against French controlled Europe. During this period the family lost the hotel and their money too likely. The French drafted the oldest son of every family into their army which wasn't very popular. There were 4 boys and 2 girls in the Hagemann family. The oldest Fredrich ran away first to England, then to New Orleans, then they lost track of him. Nicholas the next oldest was a sailor and died of Yellow Fever in Havanna, Cuba in 1827. Gottleib born 1794 had to take the place of his elder brothers and served in the French Army until Napolean was deposed after the battle of Leipsic. He was again drafted this time into the allied army and was one days march away from Waterloo when that battle took place. His younger brother Joachim Diedrick*, b 1796, remained in Bremen and acquired an education. He studied navigation and sailed as a navigator to Virginia and the West Indies. He and Gottlieb settled in Virginia at St. Petersburg, then went to Minden New York and then traded their property for land in Caledon Twp in 1832. Joachim had a superior education to all the settlers in Caledon. He became Overseer of Roads, a Justice of the Peace, Notary Public, etc. He left the farming to his brother. He married Sophia Haines, the daughter of Charles Haines of Cheltenham. Gottlieb is buried in the Englewood Cemetery near Cheltenham. He never married. Joachim D. is buried there too but there is no stone marker. Sophia went to Bruce County with her younger son Fred, and is buried there. She was much younger than her husband. On Gottlieb's tombstone the name is spelled in the original manner, on Sophia's stone the new spelling (Hagerman) is used.' Descendants list Portrait of Gottlieb Credit for assistance since 1995 Jannis Rogers Rich Capen E-mail Most of the above information copied from the compilation files of Stuart Norman Hagerman, U.E. (1907-1995) and this page is dedicated to him. I am also grateful for the many people who assisted with their input. THANK YOU - ONE AND ALL!