Petter (Pettersson) Sundström (1824 - 1909)

Born 15 Oct 1824 in Färnebo, Värmland, Sweden

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Died 6 Sep 1909 at age 84 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Petter (Pettersson) Sundström migrated from Sweden to America.

Biography

Petter (Pehr) Sundstrom was born in Sweden on October 15, 1824. ^[1] He is the son of Petter Jonasson and Maria Jansdotter. He was born in Yngshyttan, Färnebo parish in Värmland after his family moved there in 1823. ^[2] The family moved to Grythyttan Parish in Örebro in 1826. His occupation was listed as miller.

He married Anna Stina Andersdotter in Hällefors parish in 1852 ^[3] and continued living there ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]} until the family moved to Lindesberg Parish in the county of Örebro in 1877. ^{[10] [11] [12]} The family emigrated to North America in 1880 ^[13] from Lindesberg and arrived in Boston.

Petter and Anna were 55 and 50 years of age respectively when they emigrated from Sweden. Upon their arrival in the US, they settled in Chicago but moved to Wisconsin about 1884 and lived on a farm outside of Grantsburg. ^{[14] [15]} They returned to Chicago after sometime after 1905, having spent over 20 years in Grantsburg.

Petter and Anna had eight children; seven children emigrated to America. They were Charles, Edward, August, John, Hilda, Vilma and Johanna. Amanda stayed in Sweden with her family.

Several of the children worked as carpenters for the Pullman Coach Company in Chicago.

Peter passed away in Chicago, Illinois on September 6, 1909. ^[16] He is buried next to his wife Anna in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, lot 4329.

(Author: Lois Keacher Carlson)

Sources

1. ↑ Filipstads kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/VA/13110/C/8 (1810-1824)

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2. ↑ Färnebo kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VA/13146/A I/15 a (1821-1826)

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3. ↑ Hällefors kyrkoarkiv, Lysnings- och vigselböcker, SE/ULA/10427/E I/3 (1835-1861)

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4. ↑ Hällefors kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/ULA/10427/A I/12 a (1851-1860)

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5. ↑ Hällefors kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/ULA/10427/A I/12 a (1851-1860)

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6. ↑ Hällefors kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/ULA/10427/A I/13 b (1861-1870)

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7. ↑ Hällefors kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/ULA/10427/A I/14 bb (1871-1880)

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8. ↑ "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLP7-ZNWW : 9 December 2017), Petter Sundström, ; from "Sweden Household Examination Books, 1860-1920," database and images, MyHeritage (https://www.myheritage.com : n.d.); citing , 7912776, AI 14bb, various Lutheran parishes, Sweden.
9. ↑ "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLPF-2ZZQ : 9 December 2017), Peter Lundström, ; from "Sweden Household Examination Books, 1860-1920," database and images, MyHeritage (https://www.myheritage.com : n.d.); citing , 8083050, AIa 55, various Lutheran parishes, Sweden.
10. ↑ Hällefors kyrkoarkiv, Flyttningslängder, SE/ULA/10427/B/1 (1862-1884)

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11. ↑ Lindesbergs kyrkoarkiv, Flyttningslängder för Lindesbergs (Linde) landsförsamling(bergsförsamling), SE/ULA/10851/B I/8 (1871-1880)

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12. ↑ Lindesbergs kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder för Lindesberg (Linde) landsförsamling(bergsförsamling), SE/ULA/10851/A I a/55 (1872-1881)

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13. ↑ Lindesbergs kyrkoarkiv, Flyttningslängder för Lindesbergs (Linde) landsförsamling(bergsförsamling), SE/ULA/10851/B I/8 (1871-1880)

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14. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMK9-GQZ : accessed 31 May 2018), Peter Sunstrom, Grantsburg town (excl. Grantsburg village), Burnett, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 27, sheet 16A, family 219, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,779.
15. ↑ "Wisconsin State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMSF-ZQT : 10 March 2018), Peter Sundstrom, Grantsburg town, Burnett, Wisconsin; citing p. 51, line 30, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,441.
16. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N78J-52Q : 8 March 2018), Peter Sundstrom, 06 Sep 1909; citing , Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference cn 21379, record number 77, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,239,839.

• Riksarkivet SVAR (free Swedish document archive)
• Unsourced genealogy handed down to Dan Carlson.