My Family Ties
Friday, September 03rd 2010.
Dedicated to the descendants of John and Sofia Peterson
John and Carolina Osterberg,
Olof and Marta Olsson, and Olof and Brita Jonsson.
The story begins in Sweden
My eight GreatGrand parents all began life in Sweden. Six of them brought their families to the USA and to Canada.
John and Carolina Osterberg and three children left Sweden in 1884 to settle in Minnesota. John and Sofia Peterson and four of their children
followed in 1885 to also settle in Minnesota. Their oldest daughter preceded them by a year. Olof and Marta Olson emigrated in 1904 to homestead in south-east Saskatchewan. My Grandmother Martha Olson came
on her own and married Olof's son Axel.
On the following pages I will trace these families from their farms in Sweden to their homesteads in North America. The raising of their children, their marriages and their dispersal over Canada and the USA.
Choose a family name to continue - Peterson - Osterberg - Olson - Jonsson
A list of family names is here. Your family name is linked to one of the four ancestral families. From there you can go to the descendant list to find the individuals in each family. Clear as mud I know. I hope to improve on it.
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Links
Rötter: Learn about Swedish Genealogy research including naming conventions.
SweGGate: A great site for Swedish history and genealogy research.
Descendant tree of John and Carolina Osterberg
Descendant tree of John and Sofia Peterson
Pictures of unidentified people?? Do you know any of them. Lots more to follow. Visit this page often.
Do you know that we are related to the late Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
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A bit about me
My name is Duane Olson. I am 70 years old, married and have 2 children and 5 grandchildren. My wife Colleen and I live in a small town in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia on Canada's east coast. I am a retired Air Traffic Controller, amateur genealogist and website designer. I tend a large garden and play Tenor Sax in a community marching band. My genealogical interests are mainly in connecting with the many relatives I never knew existed. My desire is to have as many 'cousins' as possible participate and contribute to the website. There are a lot of families not covered yet, so what are you waiting for??
Duane L. Olson
91 Sherwood Drive
Wolfville NS Canada
B4P 2K5
Ph: 902 542 5700
EMAIL:duanelolson(at)gmail.com
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