BIO: Hother HAGE, Dauphin County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, page 224.
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  HAGE, HOTHER, son of Jens Fredrich and Gertrude (Heitmann) Hage, was 
born April 9, 1800, in the city of Copenhagen; Denmark.  He was a 
graduate at the age of fourteen of the Royal University of Copenhagen.  
In 1819 he came to the United States and settled upon a tract of land 
known as "Gallagher's Improvement," on Clearfield creek, Clearfield 
county, Pa., presented him by his father.  He built a log hut and 
remained there about nine years, passing that time in studying, 
clearing the land and hunting.  In 1832 he found employment in the 
construction of the State canals in his chosen profession, that of 
civil engineer.  In 1835 he was employed as chief engineer on the 
construction of the West Feliciana railroad, of Louisiana, a short line 
of road running from Bayou Sara to Woodville.  During the years 1836-38 
he was chief engineer of the Franklin railroad in Pennsylvania.  May 
30, 1838, he was appointed by the canal commissioners of the State 
principal engineer upon the survey of a route from the town of 
Chambersburg to Pittsburgh, also on the Raystown Branch of the Juniata, 
as contemplated in the act of the Pennsylvania State Legislature passed 
April 14, 1838.  April 19, 1847, he was appointed principal assistant 
engineer of the eastern division of the Pennsylvania railroad, under 
William B. Forster, Jr.  In 1852 he was employed in the construction of 
the Dauphin and Susquehanna Coal Company railroad.  From September 1, 
1850, to July 19, 1859, he was principal engineer on the enlargement of 
the Union canal.  July 10, 1859, he was appointed by Gov. William F. 
Packer a commissioner to examine that portion of the line of the 
Sunbury and Erie railroad lying between the harbor of Erie and the 
borough of Warren.  On April 24, 1860, he was elected civil engineer to 
make survey and plan of the city of Harrisburg.  In 1866 he was 
employed in the office of the assessor of the United States internal 
revenue, continuing in the employ of the Government until 1872, in 
which year, on the 27th day of June, he departed this life.  Mr. Hage 
was married, December 18, 1849, by the Rev. J. Baker, of Lancaster, to 
Mary A., daughter of Henry and Salome Kendig, of Lancaster county.