Oscar Gottfried Lange

[Lange]

Oscar Gottfried Lange b. July 4, 1811 left Gothenburg Sweden at age 13, about 1824 and was a sailor until he settled in Chicago about 1843. He was the first Swedish settler in Chicago and later the first Swedish settler in Milwaukee.
His father was Fredrik Lange.  Brothers were William born 1807, Carl born 1814.  Sister Carolina born 1807.

[Elisabeth Thorsell]

Hello, would you mind to give your sources for the information on the family of Olof Gottfried Lange? He is a wellknown person in Swedish emigration history, but I am not certain that he has been identified in Swedish sources.

[Peter Karlsson / anbytarvärd (Peter)]

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