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I am looking for information on an August Peterson, born August 9, 1852, in Boras, Sweden. (Boras with a little ring above the a.) He emigrated to Norway as a young man, and later to the United States. I am hoping to obtain the names of his parents and/or other ancestors. I also would like to know if August had any siblings. Thank you for whatever you can tell me. Karen Douglas from USA.
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Karen,
Have you tried looking up August's birth in the
Swedish parish records at a Family History Center
near you? Here is a website that will help you
find one near you:
http://www.lds.org/en/2_How_Do_I_Begin/4_Where_is.
html
I think there are 2 Borås parishes listed--
perhaps you will have to check both if you do not
know which. The records are all on microfilm and
you will look under:
-Sweden
--Alvsborgs län
---Borås Caroli parish or Borås Gustav
Adolf parish
----Födelsebok (birth records)
and order the one for 1852.
Here is a website that will help you understand
how the birth record books are set up:
http://www.nts.mh.se/~blajo/pointers.htm
Or better yet buy a copy of Cradled in Sweden--
it is the best reference to Swedish genealogical
research for English-speaking people. Here is a
website of Frequently Asked Questions (in English)
about Swedish genealogy that may help you:
http://www.cadvision.com/johansss/faqs
Happy Hunting!
Kay Engman
Takoma Park, Maryland
kengman@hanley-wood.com
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Whoops! That should be Ålvsborg län! (and å
comes at the end of the alphabet)
Kay Engman