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Maria Cathrina (Winter) Ockander (1827 - 1900)

Maria Cathrina Ockander formerly Winter
Born in Öja, Gotland, Swedenmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of DNA confirmed and
Sister of , and [half]
Wife of — married 1849 in Öja, Gotland, Swedenmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 73 in Silver City, Juab, Utah, United Statesmap
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Biography

Flag of Sweden in 1877
Maria Cathrina (Winter) Ockander migrated from Sweden in 1877 to America.
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Birth and Christening

Maria Cathrina was born February 24, 1827, at Ockes in the parish of Öja on the island of Gotland, as the daughter of the sheriff Zacharias Johannes Winter and Engel Hindriksdotter. She was christened March 21, and her godparents were the English vice council Jackson, the lieutenant Hans Ockander, the captain Hellström, Mrs Jackson held the baby, sergeant Ockander's wife, sergeant Ingmansson wife, and the maiden and child's aunt Anna Wahlqvist from Klinte.[1]

Childhood

When Maria was 13 her father died[2] and the following year her mother married the neighbour Lorentz Ockander.[3]

Family

September 30, 1849, Maria married her stepbrother Jacob Georg Ockander. They were both living at Botvede at the time.[4] Five children were born at Botvede[5] and three more at Tuer in the parish of Bro.[6] Out of their eight children there were two couple of twins.

  • Jakob Johannes Laurentius (1850-1864)
  • Maria Jakobina (1852-1939)
  • Carl Niklas Bernhard (1855- )
  • Gabriel Thimotius (1858-1912)
  • Emma Charlotta (1858-1863)
  • Axel Herman (1862-1863)
  • Herman Robert (1867-1867)
  • Axel Johan (1867-1867)

Only three of their children survived childhood and in 1870 the family moved to the parish of Lokrume, only to move to Visby two years later.[7] From there they moved to North America in 1877.[8]


Death and Burial

Maria passed away of Brights Disease, November 20, 1900, and was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Springvill, Utah county, Utah, USA.[9]

Sources

  1. ↑ Öja (I) CI:2 (1753-1847) Bild 890 / sid 86, Arkiv Digital AD AB
  2. ↑ Öja (I) CI:2 (1753-1847) Bild 1800 / sid 177, Arkiv Digital AD AB
  3. ↑ Öja (I) CI:2 (1753-1847) Bild 1460 / sid 143, Arkiv Digital AD AB
  4. ↑ Öja (I) CI:3 (1848-1860) Bild 450 / sid 3, Arkiv Digital AD AB
  5. ↑ Öja (I) AXX:5 (1847-1859) Bild 1510 / sid 140, Arkiv Digital AD AB
  6. ↑ Bro (I) AI:3 (1861-1885) Bild 260 / sid 33, Arkiv Digital AD AB
  7. ↑ Lokrume (I) AI:7 (1871-1879) Bild 700 / sid 62, Arkiv Digital AD AB
  8. ↑ Visby stadsförsamling (I) AI:76 (1872-1882) Bild 400 / sid 381, Arkiv Digital AD AB
  9. ↑ Maria C Winther Ockander, Findagrave.com




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Categories: Migrants from Gotland County to Utah | Öja (I) | Ockes, Öja (I) | Botvede, Öja (I) | Bro (I) | Tuer, Bro (I) | Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah