Sigfrid Lindstrom (1825 - 1897)

Born 1 Feb 1825 in Venjan, Mora kommun, Dalarnas län, Sweden

Ancestors

Husband of Margit (Ersdotter) Lindstrom — married 1849 in Venjan, Mora kommun, Dalarnas län, Sweden

Descendants

Died 16 Nov 1897 at age 72 in Dalbo, Isanti County, Minnesota, USA

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Biography

Fred was born in 1825 as Sigfrid Nilsson.^[1] His parents were Nils Olsson and Anna Sigfridsdotter. The family lived in the tiny village of Västbygge, right next to the slightly larger town of Venjan, in Dalarna county, south-central Sweden. Besides farming, many towns in the county had specialized trades, Mora area was clocks, Göinge had forgers and metalworkers, and in Venjans it was casks and boats, as they are located at the north end of lake Venjan (Venjanssjön).^[2]

The 1818-1828 Household Examination Book, Venjans Parish, page 16, is where we find the details of how he came to be.^[3] We can spot his parents easily, they both have a "1819" in the "Gift" (married) column, and we can see their birth dates. His father Nils Olsson was born July 17th 1793, and his mother Anne Sigfridsdotter on December 13th 1789. Children from this union can be seen as son Olof, born 1820, daughter Anna, born in 1822, and our subject, son Sigfrid born on February 1st 1825. The final child born in the decade covered by this book was son Nils, born in 1827.

The 1828-1837 Household Examination Book, page 23.^[4] Two boys die.

The 1838-1848 Household Examination Book, page 90.^[5] Fred's brother Olof gets married.

On April 22nd, 1849, Fred Married Margit Sigfridsdotter in Vanjan, Sweden.^[6]

The 1849-1858 Household Examination Book, page 9.^[7] A lot going on in this one.

The 1859-1871 Household Examination Book, page 217.^[8] Fred's brother Anders died in 1870.

The 1871-1880 Household Examination Book, page 219^[9] Fred's sister Margit moves to Stockholm.

The 1880 census taken in Wenjans (Venjan), Dalarna county, Sweden.^[10] We see a family of 6, about 2/3 of the way down the page, headed by 55 year old Kari Sigfrid Nilsson. Under occupation he's described as a "Hemmansägare" or Yeoman (man holding and cultivating a small landed estate). His wife is Margret Erdsdotter, and children are Sigfrid born 1853, Erik-1859, Olof-1863, and Anders in 1873.

The 1881-1885 Household Examination Book, page 216 .^[11] Off to America.

He emigrated on 29 Apr 1882 from the small town of Västbygge, Venjan, Dalarna county, Sweden.

The 1885 Minnesota state census.^[12]

The 1895 Minnesota state census.^[13]

He passed away in 1897.^[14]

Research Notes

• Household Examination Books were created and kept by the Swedish Lutheran Church and are an important source for researching Swedish families from the late 1600s to modern times. Each year the Parish Priest would visit each home in the parish to collect birth, death, and marriage dates as well as where families had moved to or from and when, etc. The priest would then come back each year and update or edit the information from the previous year and note any changes in the population of the home. The Swedish Lutheran Church kept the official records of the Swedish population until 1991.
• In about 2016, Dalbo, Minnesota became the sister city to Vanjan, Sweden.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0014334_00142#?c=&m=&s=&cv=141&xywh=2694%2C286%2C3395%2C1912
2. ↑ Economic History of Sweden by Lars Magnusson, 2000 https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2uFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT72&lpg=PT72&
3. ↑ 1818-1828 Examination Book https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0014317_00026#?c=&m=&s=&cv=25&xywh=159%2C1034%2C2466%2C1363
4. ↑ 1828-1837 Examination Book https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0014318_00033#?c=&m=&s=&cv=32&xywh=-666%2C937%2C4981%2C2755
5. ↑ 1838-1848 Examination Book https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0014320_00014#?c=&m=&s=&cv=13&xywh=52%2C2294%2C4702%2C2600
6. ↑ 1849 Marriage Record https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0014339_00026#?c=&m=&s=&cv=25&xywh=2939%2C-8%2C3246%2C3676
7. ↑ 1849-1858 Examination Book https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0014322_00017#?c=&m=&s=&cv=16&xywh=507%2C2828%2C3172%2C1754
8. ↑ 1859-1871 Examination Book https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0014324_00027#?c=&m=&s=&cv=26&xywh=-502%2C39%2C4977%2C2752
9. ↑ 1871-1880 Examination Book https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0014326_00025#?c=&m=&s=&cv=24&xywh=468%2C802%2C5243%2C2900
10. ↑ 1880 Sweden census https://sok.riksarkivet.se/person?Namn=Sigfrid+Nilsson&AvanceradSok=True&PageSize=100&FacettLimits=5Vsy4A%3A0&FacettState=undefined%3Ac%7Ca5nXug%3Ac%7C&FacettFilter=ort_facet%24Sverige%2FDalarnas+l%C3%A4n%3A&page=2&postid=Folk_116943751&tab=post#tab
11. ↑ 1881-1885 Examination Book https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0014328_00024#?c=&m=&s=&cv=23&xywh=294%2C459%2C4218%2C2332
12. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQXW-9QX : 4 August 2017), Fred Lindstrom, Maple Ridge, Isanti, Minnesota; citing p. 2, volume Isanti, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,743.
13. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQD5-ZCM : 3 April 2016), Fred Linstrom in household of Ole Linstrom, Dalbo, Isanti, Minnesota; citing p. 9, line 21, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,784.
14. ↑ Find a Grave ID # https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127107370/fred-lindstrom
15. ↑ Dalbo-Venjan sister cities https://www.isanti-chisagocountystar.com/news/country-cousins-swedish-visitors-meet-relatives-learn-history-in-dalbo/article_1bc2f864-8e84-11e7-aa41-93b0011cdd6e.html

See Also

• Swedish Names https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Swedish_names
• Swedish Naming Conventions https://www.thoughtco.com/swedish-patronymics-naming-system-1422722
• Venjan Parish https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Venjan_Parish,_Kopparberg,_Sweden_Genealogy
• Venjan church books https://sok.riksarkivet.se/digitala-arkiv?Arkivsok=Venjan&EndastDigitaliserat=true&Lan=Dalarnas+l%c3%a4n&Arkivtyp=Kyrkoarkiv&AvanceradSok=False&PageSize=1&typAvLista=Standard&page=1&postid=Arkis+93539a34-49d8-11d5-a6ed-0002440207bb&tab=post&FacettState=undefined%3ac%7c&s=Balder
• Video tutorial: how to read Household Examination Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rEEU8ts5CQ