Johanna (Augustsdotter) Berquist (1846 - 1915)

Born 23 Mar 1846 in Ålkärrs ägor, Karlskoga, Örebro, Sverige

Wife of Nils (Jonsson) Berquist — married [date unknown] in Sweden

Died 9 Feb 1915 at age 68 in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

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Biography

Johanna Augustsdotter was born on March 22, 1846 in Karlskoga parish in Örebro län, Sweden.

She was born out of wedlock to Sara Maja Pehrsdotter.^[1]

She married Nils Jonsson Bergqvist and they had two children: Emma Christina b. 1867 and Karl Johan b. 1869.

They are noted in Swedish church records to have emigrated to America in 1870, but they went to New Zealand.

Johanna passed away on February 9, 1915 in Palmerston North in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand. She is buried in Terrace End Cemetery in Palmerston North, Palmerston North City in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Karlskoga kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/ULA/10513/C/13 (1843-1858), bildid: C0001692_00052 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0001692_00052 (free).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/158371600/johanna-augusta-berquist : accessed 27 May 2021), memorial page for Johanna Augusta Berquist (1846–9 Feb 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #158371600 Find a Grave Memorial ID 158371600, citing Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North, Palmerston North City, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand ; Maintained by Carl Armstrong (contributor 47730472).

• Nils Jonsson Bergqvist with family 1891-1896 listed with people with unknown whereabouts: Household book: Karlskoga (T) AI:62 (1891-1896) Bild 451 / sid 444 (AID: v51592.b451.s444, NAD: SE/ULA/10513) http://www.arkivdigital.se/aid/show/v51592.b451.s444
• Aminoff, Sten, Svenskarna i Nya Zeeland: den svenska utvandringen till Nya Zeeland fram till 1940 = The Swedes in New Zealand : the Swedish emigration to New Zealand until 1940, Föreningen Emigrantinstitutets vänner, Växjö, 1988, pages 26 and 141.