Esaias Svensson (1858 - 1930)

Born 10 Mar 1858 in Bosagård, Odensjö, Kronoberg, Sverige

Ancestors

Husband of Ida (Johansdotter) Svensson — married 28 Dec 1888 in Odensjö, Kronoberg, Sverige [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 22 May 1930 at age 72 in Karsagård, Odensjö, Kronoberg, Sverige

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Biography

Birth and Christening

Esaias was born March 10, 1858,^[1] at Nydala Bosagård as the youngest child of^[2] Sven Gustavsson and his wife Sara Nylander. He was christened March 14 and his godparents were Per Magnusson and Anna Maria Bernhardsdotter in Bosagård, Lars Nylander (Esaias's uncle on his mother's side) and Anna Katarina Boberg in Karlsdal.^[1]

Childhood and a Young Adult

Esaias maternal grandfather Jonas Nylander died in 1862 and his mother two years later. Sven was left with three children where the oldest was 13 and the youngest six. In a neighboring croft called Gransbo, lived Sven's younger brother Johan Peter Gustafsson with his wife Anna Erlandsotter and their two sons Sven Peter (born 1848) and August (born 1850) so it was close to relatives and playmates. ^[3] Nils Mattsson in Vret Västergård was apointed guardian of the children.^[4] In 1874 Esaias eldest sister Anna Greta married Johannes Magnusson and they took over the farming of Nydala. The following year Esaias's father Sven passed away and Esaias went to work as a farmhand for Sven Magnus Bergstedt and his family at Bosagård No 2 until 1877 when he returned to Nydala to live with his sister and her family.^[5] Anna Greta died in 1887 and the same year Esaias moved to Karsagård in the village of Odensjö.^[6]

Family

March 31, 1887, Esaias bought the estate of 3/32 mantal Karsagård in the village of Odensjö,^[7] from his sister Magdalena's father-in-law Sven Magnus Bergstedt.^[8] It is said that he was allowed to buy it with the condition to marry one of Bergstedt's daughters. When he did not, the girl was broken hearted and left the parish for good.^[9]

Ida and Esaias Svensson

In 1888 Ida Johansdotter from Torarp Östergård moved to Karsagård to live with Esaias. They were married December 28.^[10] Their oldest child was born in February the following year.^[11] Together they had twelve children.

Esaias with his wife Ida and their seven first children.

• Simeon (1889 - 1970) farmer in Bexet Södergård in the parish of Färgaryd
• Elisabeth (Lisa) (1890 - 1984) married to driver Fritiof Nilsson
• Gunnar (1892 - 1914) died during his military service
• Lars (Lasse) (1894 - 1980) farmer at Karsagård
• Edit (1895 - 1983) married churchwarden Gustaf Johansson
• Teodor (Tedde) (1896 - 1995) stonemason and farmer at Karsagård
• Ester (1898 - 1935) died unmarried
• Otto (1900 - 1977) farmer at Karsagård
• Nina (1901 - 1974) suffered from MS, died unmarried
• Tor (1904 - 1950) farmer at Karsagård
• Elsa (1905 - 1973) married Olov Davidsson
• Folke (1910 - 1991) bussdriver, then farmar in Bexet Södergård in the parish of Färgaryd

Ida and Esaias with their children Folke and Elsa

Most of the sons grew up to become masons, lumberjacks and farmers. They also started a store in their home in the 1920's before the village got its first real store.^[12]

Death and Burial

Esaias died May 22, 1930^[13] of Intracranial hemorrhage^[14] and was buried at Odensjö cemetery.

Esaias and Ida's grave

Occupation

Esaias was a Hemmansägare, a farmer who owned his own farm.

Timeline

• 1858 Esaias was born.
• 1862 his grandfather Jonas died.
• 1862 his mother Sara died.
• 1874 Anna Greta, Esaias eldest sister, married Johannes Magnusson.
• 1875 Esaias's father Sven died and Esaias moved to work as a farmhand for Sven Magnus Bergstedt in Bosagård No2.
• 1877 Esaias moved back to Nydala
• 1883 Britta Magdalena, Esaias second sister, married Karl Bergstedt.
• 1887 Anna Greta died.
• 1887 Esaias bought Karsagård 1:4
• 1888 he married Ida Johansdotter
• 1889 son Simon was born
• 1890 daughter Elisabeth
• 1892 son Gunnar was born
• 1894 son Lars was born
• 1895 daughter Edit was born
• 1896 son Teodor was born
• 1898 daughter Ester was born
• 1900 son Otto was born
• 1901 daughter Nina was born
• 1904 son Tor was born
• 1905 daughter Elsa was born
• 1910 son Folke was born
• 1914 son Gunnar died during his military service.
• 1914 daughter Elisabet married Fritiof Nilsson and moved to Borrby parish in Skåne
• 1922 daughter Edit married Gustaf Johansson Pil. They lived in Björkenäs Södergård, also known as Pilsbo, Odensjö.
• 1926 son Simon married and moved to Bexet Södergård in the parish of Färgaryd
• 1927 wife Ida died
• 1930 Esaias died

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Odensjö kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/VALA/00287/C/2 (1824-1860), bildid: C0025513_00061
2. ↑ Odensjö kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VALA/00287/A I/5 (1856-1860), bildid: C0025504_00016
3. ↑ Odensjö kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VALA/00287/A I/6 (1861-1865), bildid: C0025505_00015
4. ↑ Sunnerbo häradsrätt (G) FII:51 (1864-1865) Image 517 / page 1029, Arkiv Digital AD AB
5. ↑ Odensjö kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VALA/00287/A I/8 (1871-1878), bildid: C0025507_00016
6. ↑ Odensjö kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VALA/00287/A I/9 (1879-1894), bildid: C0025508_00028
7. ↑ Inskrivningsmyndighetens i Ljungby domsaga arkiv, Aktuella fastighetsböcker, SE/HLA/1340095/D/D I /D I a/79, bildid: 10005205_00091
8. ↑ Odensjö kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VALA/00287/A I/9 (1879-1894), bildid: C0025508_00014
9. ↑ Gunnar and Gulli Jönsson, neighbours to the Svensson familly in the village of Odensjö.
10. ↑ Odensjö kyrkoarkiv, Lysnings- och vigselböcker, SE/VALA/00287/E I/2 (1861-1888), bildid: A0009332_00031
11. ↑ Odensjö (G) AI:9 (1879-1894) Image 12 / page 7, Arkiv Digital AD AB
12. ↑ Wnnersten & Hemström, Odensjöminnen - Berättelser från förr, p.15 (Lena Svensson owns a copy)
13. ↑ SDB Sveriges Dödbok 1901-2013

    Svensson, Esaias

    Odensjö Karsagård

    Död 22/5 1930.

    Kyrkobokförd i Odensjö (Kronobergs län, Småland).

14. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) - samlingspost, Utdrag ur födelse-, vigsel- och dödböcker 1860-1949, SE/RA/420401/01/H 1 AA/2676 (1930), bildid: A0032515_00736