Titel: Brunzell, Maria
Skrivet av: Charlie Soule skrivet 2008-08-20, 09:16
My great grandfather Johan Lindblad met and married another Swedish emigrant, Mary Brunsell, in Chicago in the 1880s. Her death certificate (1916) shows her coming from Charlottenberg and parents named Olof and Christina.
I think I found the family at 476.54.51500, 476.50.21800,476.47.23800 and 476.56.29600. I think I read that Maja is equivalent to Maria.
476.56.29600 is interesting because it shows Maria leaving for Amerika in 1877. This corresponds to our family lore which says that she went to Pittsburgh in 1877 and later moved to Chicago. I can not find a record of her arrival in USA and would love to find a departure record (ship from Göteborg?) for her. The rest of the family goes to USA in later years (sister Charlotta in 1880 and most of the rest on October 28, 1887 per 476.49.42900), but I think it unusual that a 15 year old girl would go to USA alone. Perhaps I can find some other relatives that she traveled with.
I think I found the marriage record (June 12, 1859) of Olof Brunzell and Stina Maria Sjoberg at 476.40.20100. Please help me read the words to the left of Olof's name - is this an occupational reference? Please also help read the village for Stina Maria (presumably in Köla?).
Also, does it say Olof's origin is Vitsand (born September 24,1831)?
Also, tracing Maria's birthday, I think I found the birth record (March 27, 1862) at 100017.16.12400. I see Stina Maria Sjoberg of Charlottenberg (age 24, which is correct, but the fathers name appears to be Soldater Olof (Karlfelt?, Hartsell?). Perhaps I have the wrong record, or there is a different father, or Olof carries a different name like a military designation?