Hilma Sofia (Eriksdotter) Becklund (1857 - 1935)

Born 17 Feb 1857 in Hova, Skaraborg, Sverige

Wife of Johan (Persson) Becklund — married 27 Oct 1877 in Karlskoga, Örebro, Sverige

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1935 at age 78 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Hilda Sofia (Eriksdotter) Becklund migrated from Sweden to America.

Hilma Sofia (Eriksdotter) Björk was born on February 15, 1857 in Hova, Skaraborg, Sweden. She was baptized on February 17th in Hova. Hilma Sofia was a daughter of Erik Gustav Björk and Christina Maxe.^[1] They moved to Ölsbo bruk in Nysund in 1857.^[2] They moved from Ölsbo bruk to Karlskoga in 1864.^[3] They moved to Nedre Degerfors 21 Degernäs in Karlskoga from Nysund in 1864.^[4][5][6][7] The family moved to Degerfors 9 Degernäs, Karlskoga by 1876.^[8]

She married Johan Persson on October 27, 1877 in Karlskoga, Örebro, Sweden. They were both living in Degerfors, Örebro.^[9] They lived at Degerfors in Degerfors until they moved to America. Johan was a smältare/melter.^[10][11][12] They had many children together in Örebro Iän, Sweden and in Worcester county, Massachusetts:

1. Johan Alfred- 16 Mar 1878 in Karlskoga
2. Karl Oscar- 4 Aug 1879 in Karlskoga
3. Frans Leonard- 16 Sep 1881 in Karlskoga
4. Otto Ferdinand- 1 Nov 1883 in Degerfors
5. Axel Fritiof- 30 May 1885 in Degerfors
6. Hilda Sofia- 17 Jan 1887 in Degerfors
7. Emma- 12 Jul 1889 in Degerfors
8. Gustaf Alexander- 26 May 1891 in Degerfors
9. Elizabeth Gertrude- 8 Apr 1894 in Worcester^[13]
10. Richard Valentine- 10 Jun 1896 in Worcester^[14]
11. Knut Arthur- 8 Feb 1898 in Worcester^[15]
12. Florence Victoria- Dec 1899 in Worcester

Johan Persson Bäcklund and family left Degerfors, Örebro, Sweden and went to Massachusetts in America on June 13, 1892.^[16] They lived in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts in 1900 through until they died.^[17][18][19]

Her husband, John Becklund, died in 1921 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.^[20]. She died many years later on June 20, 1935 also in Worcester.^[21]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Record Hova, C/6 (1815-1866), bildid: C0050763_00210, page 369
2. ↑ Household Examinations Nysund, A I/17 b (1861-1865), bildid: C0002452_00362, page 417
3. ↑ Moving Out Records Nysund, B/1 (1829-1885), bildid: A0003867_00046
4. ↑ Moving In Records Karlskoga, B/6 (1861-1869), bildid: C0001679_00041
5. ↑ Household Examinations Karlskoga, A I/37 (1861-1865), bildid: C0002077_00497, page 546
6. ↑ Household Examinations Karlskoga, A I/40 (1866-1870), bildid: C0002080_00499, page 669
7. ↑ Household Examinations Karlskoga, A I/43 (1871-1876), bildid: C0002083_00561, page 666
8. ↑ Household Examinations Karlskoga, A I/47 (1876-1881), bildid: C0002087_00140, page 163
9. ↑ Marriage Record Karlskoga, E I/9 (1861-1880), bildid: F0001798_00093
10. ↑ Household Examinations Degerfors, A I/1 (1883-1886), bildid: C0002155_00139, page 214
11. ↑ Household Examinations Degerfors, A I/2 (1886-1890), bildid: C0002156_00104, page 119
12. ↑ Household Examinations Degerfors, A I/3 (1891-1895), bildid: C0002157_00102, page 99
13. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXWP-7FL : 27 October 2020), Gertrude E. Becklund, 8 Apr 1894.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX7Y-S9V : 20 February 2021), Richard Becklund, 10 Jun 1896, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #P. 655, L. 1391, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,694.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXNN-LZZ : 27 October 2020), Knut A. Backlund, 8 Feb 1898.
16. ↑ Moving Out Records Degerfors, B/1 (1883-1894), bildid: F0001504_00043
17. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9BD-424 : accessed 17 January 2021), John Becklund, Precinct 4 Worcester city Ward 5, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1757, sheet 9A, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,697.
18. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M22Y-5SL : accessed 17 January 2021), John Becklund, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1891, sheet 30A, family 594, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 632; FHL microfilm 1,374,645.
19. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSM-L88 : 8 January 2021), John Beckland, 1920.
20. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
21. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths/Burials (Swedish Churches), Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota, USA. Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. (with image)

• "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLPM-Q2FD : 27 August 2019), Hilda Sofia Björk in entry for Johan Persson, ; from "Sweden Household Examination Books, 1860-1920," database and images, MyHeritage (https://www.myheritage.com : n.d.); citing , 7936970, AI 47, various Lutheran parishes, Sweden.