It must have been worrisome for Anna Lena Henricsdotter when her first husband died. To be living at his parents farm with here two young children while her mother was running her farm on her own. I'm sure it was a relief to get back to her mother … [Continue reading] about Ancestor History Anna Lena Henricsdotter
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Ancestor History Johannes Samuelsson
Johannes Samuelsson was 10 years younger than his oldest brother. He and the middle brother must have had an interesting time of it. Their father died when Johannes was just 10 and Johan Berndt 13. His oldest brother, Johan Mangus was 20 at the … [Continue reading] about Ancestor History Johannes Samuelsson
Ancestor History Brita Lena Henriksdotter
I'm back working on Swedish ancestors at the moment. The church books for Sweden are so detailed that it makes it quite straightforward to find people. That doesn't mean you don't have to read carefully, though. I almost missed that Brita Lena … [Continue reading] about Ancestor History Brita Lena Henriksdotter
Ancestor History Robert Tomlinson
Writing the story of Robert Tomlinson was actually quite difficult. I wanted to pull out facts, as facts are important. I also wanted to give enough information to get a picture of what we knew about him. There have been quite a few books written … [Continue reading] about Ancestor History Robert Tomlinson
Ancestor History Alice Mary Woods
I have always wanted to write the life story of Alice Mary Woods. Therefore this *short* bit of information about her life was actually extremely hard to write. I wanted to expand, I wanted to dig deeper. But I am not a storyteller. I am best in … [Continue reading] about Ancestor History Alice Mary Woods
