DASS, MARIA [SSNE 6707]

Surname

DASS, DUNDAS, PETTERSDOTTER

First name

MARIA

Nationality

SCOT

Region

DUNDEE

Text source

Maria Dass arrived with her brother Pieter Pettersen in Bergen in Norway by a ship from Dundee around 1630. Pieter senior became a merchant of Bergen in April 1635 under the name Peiter Pittersen [SSNE 6706]. Her brother married and had five children, one of whom was Petter Dass (1647-1707), a famous baroque poet and priest, was vicar in Alstahaug, Helgeland in North-Norway [SSNE 6705].

Norsk Biografisk Leksikon, V, pp.278-282; Herr Petter 350 År: Et festskrift fra Universitetet i Tromsø (Tromsø, 1997). Female

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, BERGEN

Arrived 1630-01-01

Capacity UNKNOWN, purpose MISC.