Alisa Pekantytär (Bragge) Aho (1883 - 1926)

Born 22 Dec 1883 in Hiitola, Finland

Died 4 Jan 1926 at age 42 in Castle Rock, Cowlitz County, Washington, USA

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Biography

Alisa was born in 1883. She is the daughter of Pekka Juhonpoika Bragge and Maria Ojalainen. ^[1] The family lived in Hiitola, Finland. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

She moved to Käkisalmi, Finland 1907 ^[6] where she married Aukusti Juhonpoika Aho soon after. ^[7]

Aliisa and her sister Hilja changed continents on S.S. Virginian of Allan Line. The ship sailed from Liverpool 27 May 1910 and arrived in Quebec 8 Jun 1910. ^{[8] [9]}

The sisters continue over the border to St. Albans, Vermont. Their final destination is Hancock, Michigan. ^[10]

In Hancock she meets up with her husband who has arrived the previous year. ^{[11] [12]}

The couple then continue to Aberdeen, Washington 1920. ^[13]

Alisa dies 1926 in Castle Rock, Washington. ^[14] She is buried in Seeborg cemetery (also known as Hazel Dell cemetery).

Her husband lived with their children in Hazel Dell, Washington 1930 ^[15] and passed away 1936. ^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ Hiitola birth records 1881-1890 p 88
2. ↑ Hiitola childrens book 1880-1889 p 192
3. ↑ Hiitola childrens book 1890-1899 p 274
4. ↑ Hiitola childrens book 1900-1909 p 232
5. ↑ Hiitola communion book 1900-1909 p 232
6. ↑ Hiitola migration records 1891-1913 p 199 # 33
7. ↑ Käkisalmi marriage records 1884-1907 p 26 Aukusti Juhonpoika Aho marries Aliisa Pekantytär Bragge 21 Jul 1907
8. ↑ Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922 Quebec, QC Jun 1910 Virginian Ships manifest
9. ↑ Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922 Quebec, QC Jun 1910 Virginian Passenger list
10. ↑ Vermont, St. Albans Canad...rder Crossings, 1895-1954 (M1464) Manifests of Pass...Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954 Roll 125, vol 103-104, May 1910
11. ↑ "Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89DS-7Z31?cc=2185163&wc=3KM7-6TG%3A1018492201%2C1018546001 : 2 June 2015), (M1464) Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954 > Roll 112, vol 86, Nov-Dec 1909 > image 129 of 684; citing NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
12. ↑ United States Census, 1910 Michigan Houghton Hancock Ward 4 ED 120
13. ↑ United States Census, 1920 Washington Grays Harbor Aberdeen Ward 1 ED 62
14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #64383483 Alisa
15. ↑ United States Census, 1930 Washington Cowlitz Hazel Dell ED 26
16. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #148149830 August