"In 1814, Anna Heegaard became involved with an Irishman, Paul Twigg. He had come out to the islands from Dublin in the year 1810, at the age of 28. He had gone into business in Christiansted and was quite successful. Dahlerup, the Danish sea Captain and historian, who knew Twigg, described him "as a very sociable and jovial man who loved to entertain."
Evidently unmarried, Twigg looked around for a good housekeeper and hostess to help him with his household duties and his numerous parties. Anna had been recommended to him as having the necessary qualifications. After meeting Miss Heegaard and being pleasantly impressed, Twigg invited her to join his household and to take over.
Whatever the relationship with Twigg was, it could not have been too binding, for it is recorded that from 1816-1820, Anna Heegaard lived with her mother, Susanna Uytendahl, in Susanna's house in Compagnigade, Christiansted."
From a history of St. Croix
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