Help in confirming parents

[Carol Kemp]

I hope someone can help me with a contradiction in my family tree.  My 4th GGF, Anders Olofsson, 11 Oct 1735 - 5 Dec 1789, was born in [/size]Heden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden.  I am unsure of the dates as I cannot find any supporting records.  I’ve looked through the records on riksarkivet, but it looks like the records were in a fire possibly.  And they are hard to read.


Also I’ve found some records of an Anders with a birth year of 1933.  However, the big problem is that I have his parents as Olof Jakobsson, 1697-1741, and Brita Andersdotter, 1697-1739, all birth in Skelleftea.  I’m not sure this is accurate either.  I’m hoping someone can confirm his parents.


Something must be wrong as I have 3 DNA matches through an Olof Jakobsson, with different dates and a different wife.  His dates are 1696-1764.  His wife is Karin Andersdotter, 1704-1787.  All are from Skelleftea.


I am thinking that my 5th GGF Olof Jakobsson, born 1697 is wrong.


Any help would be appreciated as I’ve spent 3 days pouring through records that are mostly illegible, and my eyes are burning!


Thanks, Carol

[Harald Nordius]

There seems to be two Olof Jakobsson in Skellefteå at the time. In Skellefteå AI:2 you have on page 197 Olof Jacobsson born 1696 with wife Karin born 1704. They have five sons born 1724-1748. One of them is Anders born 1731.
Skellefteå landsförsamling (AC) AI:2 (1720-1770) Bild 207 / Sida 197 (AID: v139526.b207.s197, NAD: SE/HLA/1010174)
On page 328 you have Olof Jacobsson born 1697 with four children born 1724-1733. One of them is Anders born 1733. Olof has no wife but his marital status has changed 1739. Probably his wife died then. He dies 1740. There is a note that Anders has moved to Lövånger.
Skellefteå landsförsamling (AC) AI:2 (1720-1770) Bild 339 / Sida 328 (AID: v139526.b339.s328, NAD: SE/HLA/1010174)

[Harald Nordius]

Here is the birth of Anders, son of Olof Jacobsson born 1696:



The record is damaged by fire, but you can see Jacobssons son Andreas. You can't see the birth date but he was baptised on the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany. The mother is wife Kar.... Two of the witnesses are from Klutmark, the village where Olof Jacobsson born 1696 lived. So this is the birth of Anders Olofsson and he is born i January 1731.


Skellefteå landsförsamling (AC) C:2 (1730-1742) Bild 18 / Sida 14 (AID: v139632.b18.s14, NAD: SE/HLA/1010174)

[Carol Kemp]

Harald,


Thank you so much for your help.


Carol