Primary Name: Paulson, Josephine
Filed as: josephine_paulson
Also known as: Josephine Hansen
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No. 6
Born: 1863, Norway
Died: February 22, 1925, Tacoma, Washington
Parents:
Spouse: Hans Peter Hansen
Children: Myrtle B. Hansen; Russell B. Hansen; Beatrice Hansen
Associated places: Norway; Tacoma, Washington; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Josephine Paulson, Josephine Hansen, Paulson Josephine, Hansen Josephine, Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No. 6
Biography
Josephine Paulson was a charter member of Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No. 6.
She was born in 1863 in Norway.
She married Hans Peter Hansen on February 28, 1891. They had three children. Myrtle B. was born May 5, 1894, in Tacoma, Washington. Russell B. was born August 20, 1899, in Alaska. Beatrice was born in October 1901 in Washington.
Hans went to Alaska in July 1895 to work as a carpenter. Josephine and the family followed in August of 1897, moving from Tacoma, Washington, to Juneau.
Josephine died in Tacoma, Washington, on February 22, 1925.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau, Alaska; Washington Death Certificate
Tags: Josephine Paulson, Paulson Josephine, Josephine Hansen, Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No. 6, Norway immigrants Juneau