Biography
Olof Ericsson was born in 1803 in Sweden.
Olof married Martha Margaretha Borgström (born in 1809 in Sverige) on November 23, 1840. They had children:
- Olivia Margareta b. 1841
- Johan Fredrik b. 1842
- Mathilda Elisabeth b. 1844
- Matilda Karolina b. 1846
He worked as klampare according to his childrens birth records. A klampare worked in a saw mill and sorted the sawn timber/lumber according to quality.
Sources
- son Johan Fredric Ericsson parish birth record 1842 in Göteborgs Karl Johans parish: Göteborgs Karl Johans församlings kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/GLA/13186/C/2 (1838-1856), bildid: C0040829_00066, sida 115 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0040829_00066
- Arbetskarl Olof Ericsson with wife Margareta and children Johanna b. 1835, Johan Fred. b. 1842 and Josefina b. 1839 in Göteborgs Karl Johan parish 1851-1854: Göteborgs Karl Johans församlings kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/GLA/13186/A I/14 (1851-1854), bildid: C0040793_00019, sida 25 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0040793_00019
- Sveriges Dödbok 9