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Stina Caissa Svensdotter b. Oct 9, 1814 Ljungarum Parish, Jönköpingslan Sweden |
Peter Magnus b. May 21, 1838 Jönköpingslan Sweden d. Jun 2, 1840 Jönköpingslan Sweden |
Johan August (twin) b. May 21, 1838 Jönköpingslan Sweden d. Feb 6, 1854 |
Gustav Edvard b. Jun 6, 1840 Jönköpingslan Sweden |
| Johannes (John) b. Jul 14, 1842 Jönköpingslan Sweden d. Mar 1, 1906 Red Wing MN |
Sophia b. Jan 10, 1845 Jönköpingslan Sweden d. Feb 7, 1922 Cannon Falls MN |
Anders (Andrew) b. Dec 30, 1846 Jönköpingslan Sweden d. Jul 13, 1936 Vasa MN |
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Per (Peter) Magnus b. Dec 3, 1849 Jönköpingslan Sweden d. Dec 23, 1916 Red Wing MN |
Johannes b. Oct 26, 1852 Jönköpingslan Sweden d. 1854 Jönköpingslan Sweden |
Sven Henrik b. Apr 1, 1855 Jönköping Sweden d. Apr 23, 1855 Jönköpingslan Sweden |
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Sven was a torparin (small farmer) in Torp Tallehof and then in Torp Lidet.
He moved his family to Torp Lidet in 1849. |
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Four sons and daughters emigrated to Minnesota; Per (Peter) and Johannes (John)
emigrated Aug 1869. Anders (Andrew Youngberg in America) emigrated in 1867, and
sister Sophia also emigrated. |
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Belltower in Ljungarum Parish. |
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Son John was a "drang" (hired man) and a soldier in Sweden.
In Minnesota, he was a stone mason (in Vasa MN), a policeman, city marshall,
health commissioner (in Red Wing). From 1887-1890 he was Chief of Police, Red Wing. |
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Picture of daughter Sophia and husband Otto Arvidson thought to be from
their wedding. |
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Daughter Sophia and her husband Otto Arvidson (1847-1926) in front of their
home in Cannon Falls MN. They met on a farm in Cottage Grove MN where they were
both hired help. They bought a farm along the Cannon River, about 2 miles NE of
Cannon Falls. |
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Store of Per Magnus Svenson, a few blocks from the Mississippi River, in
Red Wing Minnesota,
where he was known as Peter M Swanson. |
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Grave of Per Magnus Svenson in Red Wing MN. |
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Photo of possibly Svenson Family circa 1913 on an eighteen-month visit
by Peter M Swanson to Sweden, after he retired in 1909. Photographer: T.H.
Anderson, Stockholm. |
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Portrait believed by several ancestors to be of Sven and Stina. |
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Sources: Swedish: Ljungarum Parish Records, seen on microfilm (Mormon) at Jönköping Public Library: Hüsförhörslängd rolls 1835-45, p. 92; 1846-50, pp. 80, 91, 98, 1851-55; 1856-60; 1865-70 (Reel 5024888). American: Johnson, Delphine (granddtr of Sophia Swanson), letter to L.M.Holloway, Minneapolis MN, Jul 14 1985. Newspaper Obituary, "Peter Swanson", Red Wing MN, 1916. Tombstones, Sophia & Arvidson family, Cannon Falls (Minn.) Cemetery. Tombstones, Andrew Youngberg and family, Vasa Church Cemetery, Vasa MN. Tombstone, Peter M Swanson, Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing MN. |
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