Fredrik Franson (1852 - 1908)

Born 17 Jun 1852 in Pershyttan, Nora, Örebro, Sweden

Died 2 Aug 1908 at age 56 in Idaho Springs, Clear Creek, Colorado, United States

Biography

Fredrik Franson was born on 17 Jun 1852 in Pershyttan in Nora bergsförsamling, Örebro län, Sweden. He was the son of Maria Nilsdotter.

He lived with his mother, siblings and step father bergsman Per Olsson in Pershyttan 1861-1869. The family emigrated to the United States on May 3, 1869.^[1]

Founder of the Scandinavian Alliance Mission.

Fredrik died on 2 Aug 1908 in Idaho Springs, Clear Creek, Colorado, United States aged 56. He is buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ With mother, siblings and step father Per Olsson in Pershyttan 1861-1869: Nora bergsförsamlings kyrkoarkiv (T-län), Husförhörslängder, SE/ULA/11098/A I/16 d (1861-1871), bildid: C0002284_00269, sida 296 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0002284_00269
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106101889/fredrik-franson: accessed 15 October 2022), memorial page for Fredrik Franson (17 Jun 1852–2 Aug 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106101889, citing Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

• "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKV-HC74 : 16 March 2018), Fredrick Franson, 1881; citing Passport Application, United States, source certificate #, Passport Applications, 10/31/1795 - 12/31/1905., 239, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Wikidata: Item Q178758, en:Wikipedia