Anders Andersson, Anders / Andreas

Also went by the name  
  • Born:  1841. Börstil, Uppland, Sweden. 
  • Emigrated: 1890.  Lived in Sibley , Minnesota.  
  • Death:   1912 Sibley, Minnesota. 
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Andersson, Anders / Andreas * b. 10 Jan 1841 Börstil s:n and d. 8 May 1912 Sibley, Minnesota, USA; parents farmer in Söderby village: Anders Pehrsson, b. 3 Oct 1801 and d. 20 June 1856, and h. Anna Persdotter, b. 1 July 1812 and d. 7 March 1890. hrs. Johanna Maria Jansdotter, b. 28 June 1849 farmer's daughter in Ånö, Hökhuvud s:n and d. 4 Apr 1896 Skedicka »Drowning. Suicide in mental confusion«; married June 6, 1869. Moved to: 8 Apr 1869 Ånö no. 6; 28 Oct 1883 settler in Hammarlund under Börstil's village, Börstil; 24 Oct 1884 Syltbo under Ånö no. 3, Hökhuvud; 19 Nov 1895 Skedicka; 2 Nov 1896 again in Syltbo. Emigrated 8 Oct 1907 to America; the sons had emigrated: 21 March 1893 Johan Albert, b. 25 Dec 1870; 14 March 1900 Karl Leonard, b. 20 Jan 1878, and 25 Oct 1901 Lars Gunnar, b. 10 Aug 1885. Learned to play key harp from Jan Nilsson in Norrskedika.
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