“Margus Reinsalu's Diary”: Chapter. 1888 - My Mother's Parents - A Family of Seafarers and Landowners
Photo: Grandmother Helene and Grandfather Anton My grandfather Anton was born in September 1877 on Sagadi Manor lands in Virumaa . He came from a family where seafaring was in the blood. His father, Hans Kuutman , was the captain of Sagadi Manor's two-masted sailing ship. The sea was an inseparable part of the Kuutmans' life, but Anton's life turned out differently. As a young man, he sailed like his father and older brothers, but later he chose a more stable life and stayed on Sagadi Manor lands as a farmer. He was a man who could handle both sea and land, his work included seafaring, farming, forestry, and woodworking. In 1914, he was once again caught in maritime events when a storm threw him and his two brothers-in-law's ship "Pilk" onto the Altja beach . This was his last serious seafaring adventure, after which Anton focused on land and family. In 1936, th...