Category: Ramsey County, MN
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“What’s an ‘Ahnentafel’?” you ask – read this introductory post for my explanation. Hildur Leander was the second of six children born to Gustaf Hugo Waldemar Leander and Ingeborg Olesdatter (or Swedahl) in Brooklyn, New York. Her father, Gust, had immigrated from Sweden in 1882, when he was 18. Ingeborg’s family was from Norway, and…
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Welcome to the biography of our Ahnentafel’s first American Immigrant! Arvid William Holmquist, born in Sweden in 1880.
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Some relatives are so infamous within a family, that their story is unignorable. And yet, because they were unforgivable, you can’t ask about the details.
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The family of George and Polly Callin largely remained in Huron County, OH, when much of the family moved away from Milton Township. Their legacy was inspiring.
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Going four generations back to find another line This surname can be found among my wife’s Sixteen great-great-grandparents. We have to go that far back to find the first Swedahl – Ingeborg Olesdatter Swedahl – 01 Jun 1858 – 30 May 1934 Ingeborg was the maternal grandmother of my wife’s maternal grandfather, Arvid Wesley “Bud”…
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a quick overview of my work on this surname My mother-in-law’s paternal grandmother was Hildur Agda Leander (1886-1945). She wished you “Merry Christmas, from 1938” a few weeks ago – she’s seated between the Christmas tree and her husband, Arvid William Holmquist: Hildur was the daughter of Gustav Leander and Ingeborg Swedahl, born on 18…
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