Soelberg, Hans Jørgen
Born 1681 in Norway, died 1753.
Family
Father: Soelberg, Joen Amundsen (1637-1713), owner of a sawmill in Bragenes. (Private genealogical site)
Mother: Erlandsdatter, Amalie (?-1727) (Private genealogical site)
Daughters: Soelberg, Amalie Elisabeth; Soelberg, Anna Elisabeth (Halberg 1969)
Sons: Soelberg, Johan; Soelberg, Søren; Soelberg, Christian (Halberg 1969)
Son-in-law: Falck, Abraham (Genealogy forum discussion)
Timeline
1707 - Citizenship in Copenhagen as Kiøbmand(Halding 1969, p. 24) Listed as timber trader.
1709 ab. - Married Sørensdatter, Edele Cathrine and moved to Lille Strandstræde in Copenhagen, where he lived for the rest of his life. (Private genealogy site)
1719 - Bought a stock in Vestindisk-Guineisk Kompagni (Halding 1969, p. 30)
1723 - Main participant in Vestindisk-Guineisk Kompagni, till 1728, along with Kløcker, Abraham (Halding 1969, p. 30)
1726-3-1 - Applied the king for permission to found Søassurancekompagniet in Copenhagen. (Thorsen: Sø-Assurance Kompagni 1726-1926:59)
1728 - Part of the founding of Søassuranceforeningen. (Halding 1969, p. 30)
1728 - Director of Vestindisk-Guineisk Kompagni, till 1734. (Halding 1969, p. 30)
1729 - Director of the sugar refinery of Vestindisk-Guineisk Kompagni, till 1734. (Halding 1969, p. 30)
1730 - Owns the ship EMANUEL of Copenhagen. (Die Elisabeth)
1730 - Commisioner for Kinesiske Societet, the Chinese Society. (Halding 1969, p. 30)
1732 - Participant in Asiatisk Kompagni till his death. (Halding 1969, p. 30)
1732 - Director of the Asiatisk Kompagni till 1736. (Halding 1969, p. 30)
1732 - Mentioned in Asiatisk Kompagni's negotiejournal (30 October) as having been paid back 2021 Rigsdaler (equivalent to 1681 1/4 specie Rigsdaler) that he sent with the ship WENDELE to that was used (or to be used?) for purchasing Retour-Wahre (return goods) from Tranquebar (AK, Negotiejournal, 1732 -1737, no. 563)
1737 - Commissioner of the Kurantbanken til 1742. (Halding 1969, p. 31)
1738 - Co-editor of an reply from the whole-sale merchants of Copenhagen to the city Magistrate about the conditions for merchants in the realm and how to improve them. Signed by Soelberg, Hans Jørgen; Klaumann, Gregorius; Hemert, Joost van; Fabritius, Michael; Fabritius, Just; Lindeman, Daniel; Bjørn, Andreas; Wever, Johann Friederich; Black, Oluf; Sternberg, Rasmus; Tyberg, Jens and Jørgensen, Søren. (Lorenzen 1942, p. 42)
1744 - Used the British/Norwegian merchant Collet, John (1698-1759) as correspondent in London. (Memoirer og Breve XXIX:174)
1744 - Commissioner of the Kurantbanken til 1748. (Halding 1969, p. 31)
References to Soelberg: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/dk.historie.genealogi/3GiujmlKIps
