Ahlström, Olaus by Brian Samuelson

[Brian Samuelson]

My great great grandfather, Olaus Ahlström started life as Olaus Bergström in, I believe, Halland on 3/April/1827.  He changed his surname as an adult. On 28/Dec/1848 he married Kerstin Persdotter and proceded to produce two sons. Sometime between 1857 and 1860 Olaus abandoned his family and dropped out of sight.  He was said at one time to be a seaman so perhaps he returned to that.  I have no evidence regarding this but perhaps he emigrated.  I would sure like to know something about him if, nothing else, his date (and perhaps place) of death.  Brian Samuelson