Hagen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Hagen family in North America:

Hagen Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Johann Hagen, who landed in Georgia in 1739 4
• John Hagen, who arrived in Georgia in 1740 4
• Nicklaus P Hagen, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 4
• Wolfgang Joh Hagen, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 4
• Joh Daniel Hagen, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 4
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Hagen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• J J Hagen, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1804 4
• Andrew Hagen, aged 25, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1812 4
• H Von Hagen, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 4
• Valentine Hagen, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1838 4
• Michael Hagen, aged 25, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 4
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hagen Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• John Hagen, aged 21, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Cupid" in 1834

Hagen Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Jacob Hagen, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "William Barras" in 1839 5
• John Hagen, aged 25, a farm servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1860 aboard the ship "Ramillies" 6

Hagen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• Miss Caroline H Hagen, (b. 1846), aged 26, Scandinavian maid servant travelling from Hamburg aboard the ship "Palmerston" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 12th December 1872 7

• Kevin Hagen (1928-2005), American actor best known for his role as Dr. Hiram Baker on NBC's TV series Little House on the Prairie
• David Warner Hagen (1931-2022), United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada (2003-2005)
• Jean Hagen (1923-1977), born Jean Shirley Verhagen, an American Academy Award nominated actress best known for her role as Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain (1952) and for her Emmy Award nominated role as Margaret Williams on the television series Make Room For Daddy
• Jean Hagen (1923-1977), Oscar-nominated American film actress
• Uta Hagen, American Actress
• Walter Charles Hagen (1892-1969), American PGA golfing champion
• Eva-Maria Hagen (1934-2022), née Buchholz, a German actress and singer, known as the "Brigitte Bardot of the GDR"
• David James Hagen (1973-2020), Scottish professional footballer for the Scotland U21 National Team (1992-1993)
• Cosma Shiva Hagen (b. 1981), German actress
• Gotthilf Heinrich Ludwig Hagen (1797-1884), German physicist and hydraulic engineer
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