Johan Christopher Haar Daae (August 2, 1759 – September 10, 1827) was a Norwegian priest and politician. Daae was born

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as the son of the priest and landowner

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(1723–1786) and Drude Catrine Daae. He received his theology degree in 1781. Daae initially worked for the geographical land survey in

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for four years before he was appointed a curate in Lindås, where his father served. Daae was the parish priest at

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from 1804 to 1820, and then in

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, where he succeeded

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. Daae was married to Susanne Grythen (1760–1808). Together with the churchwarden Ole A. Dahle, Daae was selected to represent the parish of Norddal (including

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and

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) at the meeting on March 25, 1814, where representatives from

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county were chosen for the

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. Daae died in Veøy.

Descendants

Daae had several notable descendants: * Johan Christopher Haar Daae ** Ludvig Daae (1792–1879), officer, purchased the Solnør farm in Skodje *** Margrethe Giørwel Daae (1825–1887), wife of

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***

, jurist, landowner, and politician **** Aagaat Gerhardine Skavlan Daae (1864–1946), librarian and historian ** Anders Daae (1802–1866), parish priest in

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and provost for

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** Sara Margrethe Daae (1806–1841), wife of

Hans Conrad Thoresen Hans Conrad Thoresen (July 28, 1802 – June 11, 1858) was a Norwegian priest, a member of the Storting, and Henrik Ibsen's father-in-law. Thoresen was born the son of a cooper in Tønsberg. He passed his theological exam in 1825 and served as a ...

*** Suzannah Daae Thoresen (1836–1914), wife of

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References

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