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My great-grandmother, Agnes Elisabeth Pettersson was born
in Marstrand, Goteborg, Sweden and came to the US in 1903 with her
brother Henry, not knowing a word of English. She was sponsored by her
uncle Julius Gross. Her parents were Karl Albert Pettersson & Johanna
Malvina Gross. Her brother Erik also arrived in the Farmingdale Maine
area in 1908, before moving to Chicago. Younger sister Marie went
straight to Chicago in 1922. The family lost contact and I am looking
for descendants of the Chicago branches. |
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PETTERSON GENEALOGY -
6/2019 update
GROSS GENEALOGY - 6/2019 update |
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Some of my GROSS cousins who moved to Maine stayed in
contact with our cousins in Sweden. Here is a family history written by Emily
Gross Bailey's daughter, Elsie Reeck:
A LETTER FROM
AUNT ELSIE It even includes the story of my 1st
cousin 3x removed sitting on King Gustav's lap in 1904.
1800s PHOTOS from Elsie: see below
I have also been fortunate to have cousins from
across the pond, find my website and family histories, and we are
sharing info. |
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PHOTOS & DOCUMENTS OF THE NEXT GENERATIONS |
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Click on photos for larger versions (of most) or before copying
for your personal use. Thanks.
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 Borjesson
Family sisters Anna Catrina 1822 & Brita Sofia 1823, who helped raise
and care for the GROSS children of their deceased sister (Emelia). See
Borjesson 2-page family to the right>>.Photo from Elsie Reeck. See
the Letter from Aunt Elsie above, for a nice fairly contemporary
remembrance of these people, from a daughter of those children. |
BORJESSON GENEALOGY 1 gen, see Gross
Genealogy above for more. updated 6/2019 |
1800s
Swedish Home of Emelia Augusta Gross, Johanna Gross, and their brothers
and sisters.
Photo from Elsie Reeck.
I assume this may be the Swedish Inn that the Borjesson sisters
above, ran
and housed their nieces and nephews. I wonder if the building
still survives. Looks very homey and a nice place for children to
explore and play. |
 Emilia Augusta GROSS - the youngest child of Carl Ludwig Lorenz GROSS &
Emilia Augusta BORJESSON
Born 18 May 1867 Boras City, Alvsborg
Died 12 May 1955 Litchfield, Maine
Photo from Elsie Reeck. |
Johanna Malvinna GROSS - the oldest child of Carl Ludwig Lorenz GROSS &
Emilia Augusta BORJESSON
Born 24 June 1855 Orgryte, Goteborg
Died 7 Jan 1908 Marstrand, Goteborg
Married Karl Albert Pettersson >>>
Portraits are 17" x 22". See my Facebook Page for my "Wall". |
 Karl
Albert PETTERSSON
Born 22 Sep 1858 Marstrand
Died 10 March 1926 MarstrandThese 2 Photos brought to America by
their daughter Agnes Elisabeth 1903, now on the family heritage wall of
Roland Rhoades. [It is difficult taking photos of these curved-glass
portraits without getting the glare and reflections.] |
Eric Albert Peterson from a WWI postcard. I think cousin Maj Fihn sent
me this in 1984.
1891 Marstrand - 1945 Chicago IL |
Henry Peterson
1883 Haga, Sweden - 1921 Chicago IL
From my grandmother's album (Marion Boudway Rhoades).
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See PETTERSSON GENEALOGY above
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 St Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Gardiner
See John Boudway page for more of the Boudway family. |
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Wedding Photo of Frank Boudway (son of John) & Agnes Peterson 1909 |
click for larger copies
Dorothy & Marion Boudway, children of Frank & Agnes
Children of Frank & Agnes Boudway: Marion
Rhoades, Edward Boudway, & Dorothy 'Dot' Rankin.
All these color photos are from Rolie & Marion's Family Reunion Party in 1988. |
 Frank
Edward Boudway
1885-1968and his sister
Mary Arvilla Boudway Dill
1881-1960
click for larger copies |
 Boudway
4-Generations
taken Easter April 13, 1952Oldest to Youngest
Frank Edward Boudway 1885
Marion Boudway Rhoades 1911
Roland Edward Rhoades Sr 1930
Roland Edward Rhoades Jr 1951 |
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OSCAR II,
KING OF SWEDEN & NORWAY 1880
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 Gustaf
V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was
King of Sweden from 1907. He was the eldest son of King
Oscar II of Sweden and
Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Reigning from the death of his
father
Oscar II in 1907 until his own death 43 years later, he holds the
record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden and the second-longest
reigning after
Magnus IV (the longest as an adult). He was also the last Swedish
monarch to exercise his royal prerogatives, which largely died with him,
although formally abolished only with the
remaking of the Swedish constitution in 1974. He was the first
Swedish king since the High Middle Ages not to have a
coronation and hence never wore a crown, a tradition continuing to
date.He championed universal suffrage, especially for women, and he
was "gay".
Above info and more, and photo from wikiperida:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_V_of_Sweden |
MY
SWEDISH FAMILIES WHO MOVED TO FARMINGDALE MAINE & CHICAGO IL
