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Nels Nelson Sr.

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Nels Nelson Sr.

Birth
Froso, Östersunds kommun, Jämtlands län, Sweden
Death
10 Dec 1914 (aged 74)
Douglas County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Spruce Hill Township, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Name in Sweden, Nils Nilsson.

Sweden Baptisms Database (from Ancestry)
Name: Nils Nilsson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1840
Baptism Date: 26 Jul 1840
Baptism Place: Frösö, Jämtland, Sweden
Father: Nils Andersson
Mother: Brita Sivertsdotter
FHL Film Number: 134668

Sweden Indexed Marriage Records (Ancestry)
Name: Nils Nilsson
Gender: Man (Male)
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1840
Marriage Date: 15 Jun 1862
Marriage Place: Frösö, Jämtland, Sverige (Sweden)
Spouse: Anna (Hansdotter)

Swedish Emigrants registered in Church Books:
Name: Nils Nilsson
Gender: Man (Male)
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1840
Birth Place: Jämtland, Frösön (Frösön is the largest island in the Lake Storsjön, just east of the town of Östersjön in Jämtland, Sweden)
Departure Date: 7 Jul 1890
Departure Place: Jämtland, Frösö Parish
Arrival Place: Minnesota, USA
Occupation or Relation: Bonde (farmer)
Marital Status: Married
Notes: Travels with family
Original Page: 180
Household Members (Name)
Nils Nilsson (self)

The rest of his family signed out of the parish/left for Minnesota the same day.

Family information from the Swedish Household Examination book for Frösö parish, p. 180, Tanne farm #1, Frösö parish.
Father: Nil Nilsson b. 25 July 1840, Frösön island, östersund, Jämtland, Sweden.
Mother: Anna Hansdotter, b. 13 Feb 1843, same.
Children:
1. Brita Nilsdotter b. 2 Feb 1863, same parish, died 10 Aug 1886 at Frösön. Probably complications after childbirth 2 weeks earlier. See below)
2. Hans Nilsson, b. 16 Apr 1864, same parish. Died 8 Jan 1935, Douglas County, Minnesota.
3. Ingeborg Nilsdotter, b. 28 Nov. 1865, same. d. as Emma Peterson, 23 May 1924, Otter Tail County.
4. Anna Nilsdotter, b. 20 Dec. 1867, same
5. Nils Nilsson, b. 31 Dec. 1869, same
6. Sigrid (later Sadie) Nilsdotter, b. 5 Dec 1871, same.
7. Carl Nilsson, b. 10 Feb 1874, Same.
8. Katarina Nilsdotter, b. 26 Dec. 1875, same.
9. Kristina Nilsdotter, b. 9 Apr 1878, same.
10. Anders Nilsson, b. 27 Sep 1880, same.
11. Olof Nilsson, b. 17 Aug 1884, same
12. Brita Nilsdotter #2, b. 4 Nov 1886, same (Frösö parish). She was born shortly after, and named after the oldest sister, also named Brita, who died in 10 Aug 1886.
(Brita #2 died in 1896 in Minnesota.)

and a grandchild listed with the other children, Johan Bernhard Nilsson, b. 25 Jul 1886, died 26 Oct 1886. Same parish. His mother was the oldest daughter of Nils and Anna, Brita Nilsdotter, b. 2 Feb. 1863, d. 10 Aug. 1886. No father is listed on his birth record. Johan Bernhard died as a baby, 2-1/2 months after his mother Brita died.
Name in Sweden, Nils Nilsson.

Sweden Baptisms Database (from Ancestry)
Name: Nils Nilsson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1840
Baptism Date: 26 Jul 1840
Baptism Place: Frösö, Jämtland, Sweden
Father: Nils Andersson
Mother: Brita Sivertsdotter
FHL Film Number: 134668

Sweden Indexed Marriage Records (Ancestry)
Name: Nils Nilsson
Gender: Man (Male)
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1840
Marriage Date: 15 Jun 1862
Marriage Place: Frösö, Jämtland, Sverige (Sweden)
Spouse: Anna (Hansdotter)

Swedish Emigrants registered in Church Books:
Name: Nils Nilsson
Gender: Man (Male)
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1840
Birth Place: Jämtland, Frösön (Frösön is the largest island in the Lake Storsjön, just east of the town of Östersjön in Jämtland, Sweden)
Departure Date: 7 Jul 1890
Departure Place: Jämtland, Frösö Parish
Arrival Place: Minnesota, USA
Occupation or Relation: Bonde (farmer)
Marital Status: Married
Notes: Travels with family
Original Page: 180
Household Members (Name)
Nils Nilsson (self)

The rest of his family signed out of the parish/left for Minnesota the same day.

Family information from the Swedish Household Examination book for Frösö parish, p. 180, Tanne farm #1, Frösö parish.
Father: Nil Nilsson b. 25 July 1840, Frösön island, östersund, Jämtland, Sweden.
Mother: Anna Hansdotter, b. 13 Feb 1843, same.
Children:
1. Brita Nilsdotter b. 2 Feb 1863, same parish, died 10 Aug 1886 at Frösön. Probably complications after childbirth 2 weeks earlier. See below)
2. Hans Nilsson, b. 16 Apr 1864, same parish. Died 8 Jan 1935, Douglas County, Minnesota.
3. Ingeborg Nilsdotter, b. 28 Nov. 1865, same. d. as Emma Peterson, 23 May 1924, Otter Tail County.
4. Anna Nilsdotter, b. 20 Dec. 1867, same
5. Nils Nilsson, b. 31 Dec. 1869, same
6. Sigrid (later Sadie) Nilsdotter, b. 5 Dec 1871, same.
7. Carl Nilsson, b. 10 Feb 1874, Same.
8. Katarina Nilsdotter, b. 26 Dec. 1875, same.
9. Kristina Nilsdotter, b. 9 Apr 1878, same.
10. Anders Nilsson, b. 27 Sep 1880, same.
11. Olof Nilsson, b. 17 Aug 1884, same
12. Brita Nilsdotter #2, b. 4 Nov 1886, same (Frösö parish). She was born shortly after, and named after the oldest sister, also named Brita, who died in 10 Aug 1886.
(Brita #2 died in 1896 in Minnesota.)

and a grandchild listed with the other children, Johan Bernhard Nilsson, b. 25 Jul 1886, died 26 Oct 1886. Same parish. His mother was the oldest daughter of Nils and Anna, Brita Nilsdotter, b. 2 Feb. 1863, d. 10 Aug. 1886. No father is listed on his birth record. Johan Bernhard died as a baby, 2-1/2 months after his mother Brita died.


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  • Maintained by: Gene Fosheim
  • Originally Created by: Karena Couillard
  • Added: Jun 2, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53161864/nels-nelson: accessed ), memorial page for Nels Nelson Sr. (25 Jul 1840–10 Dec 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53161864, citing Rose City Evangelical Free Church Cemetery, Spruce Hill Township, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Gene Fosheim (contributor 46499045).