1773: 5th-great-grandfather Börje Andersson was born in Sweden.
1788: 6th-great-grandaunt Lisbet Andersdotter married Halfvard Bengtsson in Järn församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.
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Marriage Record for Lisbet Andersdotter & Halfvard Bengtsson. |
1805: 5th-great-grandaunt
Britta Jonsdotter married 1st cousin 7x removed (Britta’s 1st cousin)
Anders Börjesson in Östad församling, Älvsborgs län, Västergötland,
Sweden.
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Marriage Record for Britta Jonsdotter & Anders Börjesson. |
1822: 5th-great-grandfather Petter Eriksson married Kjerstin Larsdotter in Grinstad församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.
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Marriage Record for Petter Eriksson & Kjerstin Larsdotter. |
1825: 1st cousin 6x removed Sven Pettersson was baptized in Järn församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.
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Birth & Baptismal Record for Sven Pettersson. |
1826: 1st cousin 7x removed Märta Lisa Ingevaldsdotter married Johannes Pärsson in Järn församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.
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Marriage Record for Märta Lisa Ingevaldsdotter & Johannes Pärsson. |
1848:
3rd cousin 5x removed Lars Magnus Svensson was born in
Sävarebol, Grinstad församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.
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Birth & Baptismal Record for Lars Magnus Svensson. |
1865: 3rd cousin 5x removed Wilhelmina Johansson was born in Gullesbyn, Ör församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.
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Birth & Baptismal Record for Wilhelmina Johansson. |
1875:
4th cousin 4x removed Sven August Jonasson was baptized in
Hede, Grinstad församling, Älvsborgs län, Dalsland, Sweden.
1897: 3rd cousin 3x removed Zenas Henry Kelley married Selina St. Pierre in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
1909: 5th cousin 3x removed John Lars Magnus Waller was born in Önum församling, Skaraborgs län, Västergötland, Sweden.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg735slzxgQCeQYAYhNnM9hi7FZ7HA2sLZOhzcfqEfeQzyVwpSLyKBA0Kdu1qKIQTu1o4oEtsDzzCBe7nvyoy59UUcABVubIrQJue57NkRf1kHHUJwd1rrRSQpO52eEM-waGCkZnYAOcDo/s640/%25C3%2596num-C-2-1898-1935-Image-38-page-33.jpg) |
Birth & Baptismal Record for John Lars Magnus Waller. |
2013:
6th cousin 2x removed Lars Erik Verner Eriksson passed away in Flo
församling, Västra Götalands län, Västergötland, Sweden, aged 82.
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