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Comment by Sue Pearson Greichunos on August 16, 2011 at 9:00pm

I have finally been able to scan into my computer a few documents from my Father, Per Hilding Persson, who was born in Filipstad, Varmlands, Sweden, in 1902, died 1977 in Indiana, USA.  The documents include a single letter from my Grandfather Erik Johan Persson to my Father, dated May 1930, just two months before Grandfather died.  Two more letters are from my Father's brother Carl (who remained in Filipstad) dated 1939 and 1952, respectively.  My Dad also wrote some notes in a small notebook sometime back in the 1930's, which he kept & I've been able to input to my computer.  All these things are in Swedish, which, unfortunately, I've never learn to read, speak or write.  There are also a couple legal documents, probably related to my Grandfather's estate, which are also in Swedish.  I really need to locate someone who could translate these things for me, but I am not able to pay them.  Unfortunately, I lost my job and am not currently working outside the home as I take care of my 70-yr-old diabetic companion.  I would appreciate any input where/how I might be able to get these documents translated.  Thank you.

Comment by Lynne Benson Polansky on August 8, 2011 at 10:08am

Thanks Janet. I forgot to put his birthday-February 12, 1864 and I'm pretty sure he's from Bunkeflo although no one in the family knows for sure.

Comment by Janet Johnson on August 8, 2011 at 9:58am

Could either of these be your Anders Bengtsson

 

Bengtsson, Anders
Skräddare (ogift man)

f. 27/12 1855 i Södervidinge, Malmöhus län (Skåne)

Utvandrad 24/3 1882

 

Bengtsson, Anders
Järnvägsarbetare (ogift man)

f. 1855

Utvandrad 9/5 1882
från Östra Förstaden 38, Malmö Karoli, Malmöhus län (Skåne)
till Amerika

Källa: Husförhörslängd, s. 147

Emibas emigrationsakt: Malmö Karoli M 1882 291

från Södervidinge 1, Södervidinge, Malmöhus län (Skåne)
till Köbenhavn amt, Danmark

Källa: Husförhörslängd, s. 16

Emibas emigrationsakt: Södervidinge M 1882 001

Comment by Lynne Benson Polansky on August 8, 2011 at 9:47am

Looking for relatives of Andrew Bengtson (may have been Henning Bengtson) from Bunkeflo, Malmohus Sweden. He had a brother in Illinois, he settled in Connecticut/immigrated 1882.

Comment by Colleen Bukach on July 11, 2011 at 9:30am

I am hoping someone will be able to give me some advice on how to search for my great grandfather's family in Sweden.

 

John Alfred Peters (Sea Captain on son's marriage registration) (may have been born on Shetland Islands but no evidence of this yet.)

married Anna ______ (BC death registration on Family Search)

I suspect they married in Sweden.

 

Son: George Alfred Peter b 14 Mar 1883 in Sweden (death registration, his Canadian military record states Gottenburg, Sweden)

Mother (alive and well in 1917), 1 brother and either 4 sisters or sisters, father died at sea (military record)

Edward Peters - bother on military record - residing at Water St., Vancouver, B.C. when enlisted in 1915

 

I am hoping to find the marriage of John and Anna or the birth of George Alfred Peter or Edward in Sweden to hopefully get more information on the family.

 

The family story says that George was so upset when his father John died at sea that he left school and jumped on a ship. He contracted malaria in China before the war so I suspect he was a seaman for a while.  Anna's family is believed to have owned ships transporting goods between China, North American and Europe.

 

Any thoughts would be great appreciated.

Many thanks

Best wishes

Colleen

Comment by Janet Johnson on June 2, 2011 at 12:02pm

Cheri

these might be your people.These records are from Emibas.  From here you can get into the parish rolls and look at the Swedish church census.  The page of the parish register is part of the reference.

 

Karlsdotter, Anna Katrina
Inhysedotter (ogift kvinna)

f. 20/3 1849 i Ljusnarsberg, Örebro län (Västmanland)

Utvandrad 30/4 1870
från Högfors Hytta, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro län (Västmanland)
till Nordamerika

Källa: Husförhörslängd, s. 592

Emibas emigrationsakt: Ljusnarsberg T 1870 015

 

Jansson, Johan
Gruvarbetare (ogift man)

f. 2/9 1839 i Ljusnarsberg, Örebro län (Västmanland)

Utvandrad 9/5 1868
från Fäbobacken, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro län (Västmanland)
till Nordamerika

Källa: Husförhörslängd, s. 538

Emibas emigrationsakt: Ljusnarsberg T 1868 063

 

 

Comment by Janet Johnson on June 2, 2011 at 12:00pm

Frederick,

 

Emmihamm is a database not a website, I search for your Mary Peterson, but so far no luck.  Sorry

Comment by Cheri Sletten on June 2, 2011 at 10:52am

Janet,

Johan (Jan) was born 2 Sep 1839 and emigrated in 1868.

Anna was born 20 Mar 1849 and emigrated in 1869.

They are both in the 1870 census in Ishpeming. Johan took the name John J. Berg, which the census taker wrote as Berry in 1870.

 

Cheri

Comment by Frederick george henchell on June 2, 2011 at 10:34am

The recent messages about finding ancestors on "Emihamm" was very interesting to me.  I hadn't heard about that site.  I took a look, but I don't know how to use it.  My problem is that I am trying to learn more about my great grand mother.  Her name was Mary Peterson.  All I know is that she was born somewhere in Sweden about June 1850.  I then know that she was married and gave birth to my grandfather in 1878 in San Francisco, CA.  So sometime in the 28 year period between 1850 and 1878 she got to the US.  She died young at the age of 33, I suspect maybe from childbirth/ pregnancy complications.  The only clue from a SF newspaper death notice was "notify New York newspapers".  So she might have had family there and maybe that's where she arrived?  With a name like Mary Peterson, I might as well be looking for "Mary Smith".  That and the lack of records caused by the SF earthquake and fire make this a tough hunt.  Any ideas on how to attack the immigration question would be appreciated.

Comment by Janet Johnson on June 2, 2011 at 9:45am

By chance have you got Johan/Jan Jansson's birthdate and Anna Carlsdotter's birthdate? and is 1868 and 1869 the arrival date or their birth year?

 

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