Maria Persson (abt. 1856)

Born about 1856 in Sweden

Descendants

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Biography

Maria was born about 1860, probably in Eda, Värmland. She married glass worker Olof Hansson and they had four daughters (Olga, Anna, Sophie and Gerda) and four sons (Gustav, Hans, Johan and Otto), all of whom emigrated to the United States when they became older. They lived in the Tuffle apartment building of Eda glasbruk.

Sources

• "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FFRG-KWH : 24 January 2016), Olaf Hanson in entry for Nils Fridtjof Kjellin and Olga Maria Hanson, 12 Dec 1913, Steuben, New York, United States; citing ref. ID , county clerk’s office,; FHL microfilm 1,006,431.

• Interview of Gerda Hansson transcribed by Kate Anderson