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Michael Pakkala

Finnish: Mikki Juhonpoika, Swedish: Michel Johansson
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pakkala, Rinta Orhainen, Tuiskula, Kurikka, Vaasa, Finland
Death: February 05, 1923 (37)
The Isle Royale Mine, Portage, Houghton, Michigan, United States (Falling rock)
Place of Burial: Atlantic Mine, Houghton, Michigan, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Johan Salomoninpoika Pakkala and Kustaava Maria Juhontytär Pakkala
Husband of Aina Maria Pakkala/Kauppila
Father of Pvt. Roy Arnold Pakkala
Brother of Solomon Victor Bakkala; Jacob Pakkala; Alexander Pakkala; Mary Hyvonen; John Pakkala and 3 others

Occupation: Assistant Mine Inspector
Managed by: Private User
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About Michael Pakkala

Killed in The Isle Royale Mine, No. 5 shaft, Crushed by 35 ton of rock.

With his parents and siblings in Kurikka parish communion book 1883-1892 page 1176 Tuiskula nr 5 Rinta Orhanen, Pakkala torp: https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=137...

Immigration with his parents on 26 May 1889. Arrival at Ellis Island aboard SS Arizona from Liverpool on 25 Jun 1889.

US Census 1920: With his family in Adams, Houghton, Michigan.

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Michael Pakkala's Timeline

1886
January 20, 1886
Pakkala, Rinta Orhainen, Tuiskula, Kurikka, Vaasa, Finland
January 24, 1886
Kurikka, Finland
1915
July 2, 1915
Atlantic Mine, Houghton County, MI, United States
1923
February 5, 1923
Age 37
The Isle Royale Mine, Portage, Houghton, Michigan, United States
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Atlantic Mine Cemetery, Atlantic Mine, Houghton, Michigan, United States