Anna Lena Peterson

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Anna Lena Peterson (Björkman)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gifvared, Förlanda, Halland, Sweden
Death: June 04, 1935 (86)
Commonwealth, Florence, Wisconsin, United States (Heart Disease)
Place of Burial: Commonwealth Cem., Florence, Wisconsin, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Johannes Gabriel Björkman and Brita Maria Björkman
Wife of Sigward Oscar Peterson
Mother of Bessie Peterson; Selma Johnson and Alma Sofia Johnson
Sister of Johan August Johansson; Emanuel Björkman; Anders Björkman and Martin Gabriel Björkman

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About Anna Lena Peterson

On January 30, 1876, Anna Lena Bjorkman gave birth to Alma Sofia Bjorkman in Fassberg, Sweden. When Anna Lena Bjorkman came to North America on 10-7-1887, Alma Sofia stayed in Sweden with her grandparents, and stayed with them until they passed away. Alma Sofia arrived in North America July 2, 1913, and was accompanied by Jenny Bjorkman, age 11, and Hanna Bjorkman, age 5, presumably her daughters. The ship's manifest shows that Uncle A. Bjorkman paid their passage of Fifty Dollars each and that their destination was Iron Mountain, MI.

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Anna Lena Peterson's Timeline

1849
February 12, 1849
Gifvared, Förlanda, Halland, Sweden
1876
January 30, 1876
Göteborg och Bohus, Fässberg, Sweden
1935
June 4, 1935
Age 86
Commonwealth, Florence, Wisconsin, United States
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Commonwealth Cem., Florence, Wisconsin, United States