Anna Beata was born in Björsäter parish 28 August 1838 to the crofter Petter Pettersson Holm in Haga and his wife Fredrika Jonsdotter.[1][2] Her father died in 1843.[3] In 1849 Fredrika Jonsdotter married the widower Olof Olofsson in Sandbäcken in Björkäng parish.[4] From there Anna Beata Pettersdotter moved out in 1857 to serve in Gastorp.[5][6]
As was usual for young people she moved about once a year, to different farm jobs. She stayed within the parish of Björkäng, spending most time at Järneberg, which seems to have been a big farm with many employees - Anna Beata Pettersdotter appears several times on the pages for Jerneberg. She had a daughter, Augusta Fredrika, out of wedlock in 1865.[7] They lived for a while in Kårtorp.[8] She married Carl Lindorff on 27 March 1869 (first banns were read 7 February). She moved to Kilen in Töreboda, where he was staying at the time.[9]
In 1870 the family moved to Gävle.[10] The family may not have "checked out" properly from Sweden, because it says in the household record that they are "resident in America since 1882" - for Carl Lindorff "since 1881" - instead of an exact emigration date (which there usually is).[11]
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- even though she made herself a year younger in the United States. There is also this:
"Minnesota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP39-BRC : 15 November 2014), Anna Lindorf, Minneapolis, Ward Number: 07, Hennepin, Minnesota; citing p. 319, line 17, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 928,785.
- no image and no list of family members, but you can find Carl there by searching for him.