Bengta (Härstedt) Johnson (1844 - 1922)

Born 16 Feb 1844 in Norra Qverrestad 7, Qverrestad, Kristianstad, Sverige

Ancestors

Wife of Anders P (Jönsson) Johnson — married 27 Dec 1865 in Kverrestad, Skåne, Sweden

Descendants

Died 5 May 1922 at age 78 in Valley City, Barnes, North Dakota, Amerikas Förenta Stater [uncertain]

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Biography

Bengta married a farm worker. The family moved around in southern Sweden as his yearly work contract changed. Bengta and her husband lived in Kverrestad 1865-1870, and their two oldest children, Jöns and Elna, were born there. In 1870, they moved to Toarp. There, son Anders was born in 1871 and died in 1872. Another daughter, Anna, was born in 1873. Oldest son Jöns passed away from a brain fever at age 8 in 1875. In October 1875, the family moved to Löberöd parish. The following fall, they moved to Södertow Gård where Anders worked for a year. The family emigrated to the US in 1878-1879. They lived first in Illinois and later in North Dakota.

Event: From Hammarlunda

Type: Move

Date: 1876

Place: to Lyby

Census: Norra Kverrestad 7

Date: 1861

Place: Kverrestad, Skåne, Sweden

Source: Details: C0060833_00066

Census: Löberöd

Date: 1875

Place: Hammarlunda, Skåne, Sweden

Source: Details: C0065655_00237

Census: Toarp 10

Date: 1870

Place: Ullstorp, Skåne, Sweden

Source: Details: C0062412_00132

Census: Södra Kverrestad 2

Date: 1865

Place: Kverrestad, Skåne, Sweden

Source: Details: C0060834_00183

Census: ED 6, Ward 1-3

Date: 1900

Place: Valley City, Barnes, North Dakota, USA^[1]

Research Notes

Andersdotter was her patronym, Härstedt her family name. She kept her last names (as was Swedish custom) until she emigrated to the US, when her name changed to that of her husband, which was anglicized to Johnson.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9VD-CT1

• Härstedt-38 was created by Antonia
• With husband at No 2 S Qverrestad 1865 - 1870: Kverrestads kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/LLA/13219/A I/15 (1868-1874), bildid: C0060834_00183 [1]
• Move to Toarp 1870: Ullstorps kyrkoarkiv, Flyttningslängder, SE/LLA/13431/B/2 (1862-1876), bildid: C0062416_00023 [2]
• At Toarp No 10 with husband and children: Ullstorps kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/LLA/13431/A I/9 (1869-1876), bildid: C0062412_00132 [3]
• At Södertow Gård 1876-1877: Lyby kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/LLA/13255/A I/9 (1870-1880), bildid: C0067310_00385 [4]
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9VD-CTR : accessed 5 August 2017), Belle Johnson in household of Andrew Johnson, Valley City Township Valley City Ward 1-3, Barnes, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 18B, family 343, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,226.