Joonas Yrjönpoika (Jonas Jöransson) was born in Junteri farm in Päijälä village in Kuhmo. His parents were Yrjö Joosepinpoika (Jöran Josephsson) and Maria Joonaantytär (Maria Jonasdotter).
Joonas was a hired hand (renki, dräng) at Finnilä farm in Suurijärvi village until he married.
Joonas married Eeva Tuomaantytär (Eva Thomasdotter) on 7 June 1824 who lived in Äijälä farm in Valkiala village. Eeva was a daughter of a blacksmith. Jooonas moved to Äijälä and all children of Joonas and Eeva were born there.
Jonas died on 3 June 1838 in in a hospital in Hämeenlinna. His home was then Väkkärlä farm in Päijälä village in Kuhmoinen. Väkkärlä is another name for Äijälä farm.
Research notes
The death record is partly inconsistent: In HISKI they have read the age at death as 30 years whereas the hand-written text can be read as "öfver 30 år" (over 30 years). The patient is said to be from "Paijälä Väkkärlä" where "Päijälä" was the village where Jonas was born and "Väkkärlä" the farm where he lived most of his life. Väkkärlä far is not in the Päijälä village. The identification of the person is very likely correct.
SSHY: http://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/HisKi-digiarkisto.php?bid=17219&pnum=16: Kuhmoinen, syntyneet 1834-1868, MKO30-35 I C:6, kuva 16: nro 105; 28.12.[1836]; Adam, [FATHER:] B[onden] Jonas Jöransson; [MOTHER:] Eva Thomasdr; [WITTNESSES:] Jöran Joransson, Anna Maja Stubasdtr [?], Jonas Mattsson; [PLACE:] Walkiala, Äijälä.
fr. p. 275. 1824 / XX pag 317 - 18XX fr P 327 1824
Kuhmoisten seurakunnan arkisto - Rippikirja 1818-1827, jakso 322, sivu 275: Suurijervi Trakt Finnilä; Kansallisarkisto: http://digi.narc.fi/digi/view.ka?kuid=12551662 / Viitattu 2.2.2019
d Jonas Jöransson / 12/7 1797 / ifrån 225 - 1813 / till p. 316 - 1824
Death
Hämeenlinnan kaupunkiseurakunnan arkisto - Kuolleiden ja haudattujen luettelot 1820-1851, jakso 68, sivu 124-125; Kansallisarkisto: http://digi.narc.fi/digi/view.ka?kuid=5943750 / Viitattu 2.2.2019
Juni / 3 / 6 / Jonas Järansson Äijälä från Paijala Wäkkärlä i Kuhmois. / Död i Läne Lazarettet öfver 30 år gl i wattensot / gift.
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