Sara Hammond (1672 – May 1716) was a Norwegian landowner and businesswoman. She was born in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

, a daughter of merchant Thomas Hammond. She was married to civil servant, landowner and mine owner

Albert Angell Albert Angell (4 November 1660 – 13 September 1705) was a Norwegian civil servant, landowner and businessman. He served as Mayor of Trondheim, Norway. Angell was born in Trondheim, Norway. He was the son of merchant and landowner Lorentz Mo ...

, and was the mother of Thomas Angell. After the death of her first husband in 1705, she took over the administration of the family business, which included ownership of 29 out of 172 shares of the

Røros Copper Works The Røros Copper Works at Røros in Trøndelag, Norway operated from 1644 to 1977. Privileges from the Crown were given in 1647, including rights to forests and water resources within a circle of diameter 90 kilometers. The local farmers were give ...

, forests, sawmills, and land properties in

Selbu Selbu is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mebonden. Other villages in Selbu include Flora, Fossan, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, Selbustrand, Trøa, Tømra, and Vikvarvet. The ...

Strinda Strinda is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the eastern part of what is now the municipality of Trondheim south and ea ...

and

Høylandet Høylandet is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Høylandet. Other villages include Kongsmoen and Vassbotna. The municipality is th ...

. In 1709 she married merchant and city manager Søren Bygball.

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