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Family History in Tånnö, Swedish Genealogy

One Swedish Ancestor at a Time

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Laura Aanenson

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March 18, 2023

Födelse- och dopböcker or birth and baptism registers begin in 1869 in the Tånnö church archives at Riksarkivet. This can be a challenging area for research because of fires that destroyed a number of church records. However, it is possible to verify the 1863 birth date of Anders Gustaf Linnell,…
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Family History in Tånnö, Swedish Genealogy

The First Child of the First Child

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Laura Aanenson

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March 16, 2023

My long-running daydream about a someday trip to Scandinavia has been updated to planning a trip that will take place within the next few months. Yippee (and eek)! This means my 2022 genealogy goal of finding all the living descendants of my Swedish and Norwegian 4th great-grandparents moved up to…
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Genealogy, Mueller

Infamous Neighbors

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February 9, 2023

How do people in a neighborhood react when they learn an alleged serial killer had been living among them? Herman Webster Mudgett (1861 – 1896), better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or H. H. Holmes, was an American con artist and alleged serial killer who lived at South Wallace…
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Cincinnati Ohio Genealogy, Find A Grave, Gury Family History, Schmitt Family History, Tombstone Art and Epitaphs

Finding A Grave

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January 26, 2023

My French third great grandmother Marie Anne Schmitt (née Gury) died sometime between June 1860 and June 1870. According to the 1860 census, Marie Anne (called Mary here), her husband Nicolaus (recorded as Nick) and eight of their children lived in Cincinnati, presumably in the Over the Rhine neighborhood. Their…
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Genealogy

How Far is Too Far Removed?

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January 20, 2023

I don’t recall how I stumbled upon the information that led me to Anna, but her married surname rang a bell. I’d seen it on a passenger list, connected to a man who was coming to America to see his sister. The passenger (Johan Gustaf ~ line 8 below), and…
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Family Photographs, Genealogy, Mangels Family History

There’s More to this Story

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January 12, 2023

My dad’s paternal grandparents married young. Very young actually, Gustav Robert Mangels was 18 when he and 16 year old Esther Ingeborg Clarin tied the knot. They were married in a Lutheran church which may explain the embellishment of their ages on their marriage certificate. Both Gustav and Esther had…
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Genealogy, Genealogy Goals, January Birthdays, Swedish Genealogy

Twins from Tånnö

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January 8, 2023

Twin (tvilling) girls were born in the Ny family of Tånnö, Jönköping, Sweden on the 8th of January 1910; Anna Gunborg Kristina and Greta Tarborg Katrina. The girls were baptized January 27th. In addition to their births, the entries in Tånnö’s Births and Baptisms Book includes information about the girls’…
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Carlson Family History, Genealogy, Genealogy Tips, January Birthdays, Swedish Genealogy

Swedish Research on Riksarkivet

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January 5, 2023

Carl Magnus Carlson was the second of four illegitimate children born to my 2nd great-grandmother Maja Stina Carlsdotter. The page on which Carl’s birth was recorded tells more than just that; Swedish records offer a wealth of related information. The pages shown here are among the thousands of records available…
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Genealogy, Genealogy Goals, Genealogy Tips, January Birthdays, Mysse Family History, Newsworthy Genealogy, Peterson Family History, Tønnesson Family History, Thompson Family History

Are Obituaries Always Accurate?

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January 4, 2023

My quest continues ~ I’m still searching for the descendants of my Norwegian and Swedish 4th great-grandparents. My focus this year is on those who left Scandinavia and settled in North America. My Norwegian 4th great-grandparents Christian Tronson (1779-1852) and Gunvor Mortensdatter (1788-1875) had 10 known children. Several of the…
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Genealogy, January Birthdays, Tolf Family History

January 1, 1858-1921

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January 1, 2023

My second great-grandfather was given the name Pehr August when he entered the world on 01 Jan 1858 in Svenarum, Jönköping, Sweden. He was the 5th of eight children born to spiksmed (nail-smith) Carl Tolf and his wife Helena Stina Åhman. Pehr was just 11 years old when his oldest…
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Hello,

I’m Laura

and I’m interested in all things genealogy. Join me as I continue my decades-long quest to learn more about my family history and the lives of my ancestors.

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