Henrik Klasson Ekman and Maria Jansdotter
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This is a long term project regarding Henrik Klasson Ekman and his wife Maria Jansdotter
There are two main objectives...
To find their origins To trace all their descendants |
Background Henrik Klasson Ekman and his wife Maria Jansdotter settled as a couple in the parish of Kroppa, in Värmland, Sweden, sometime in the year 1739. Their origins are unknown although their marriage was recorded in the parish of Lindesberg (landsförsamlingen), in Västmanland, Sweden. Henrik, who was a master blacksmith (sw:knippsmed), had the contract on one of the smithys belonging to "Storfors bruk" in Kroppa. Henrik and Maria had eight children of which seven lived to have children of their own. The profession of the father became the profession of the sons, and the daughters mostly married blacksmiths as well. This went on for generations while the descendants spread all over the southern parts of Sweden and beyond. 200 years later one of the descendants went farther than most and walked the moon. His name was Buzz Aldrin. My name is Christer Hellsten and I haven't yet walked the moon. I do however trace my roots to Henrik and Maria. Within the branch leading to me, blacksmithing as a profession prevailed till 1926 when the grandfather of my grandmother on mothers side, Karl Gustav Ekman, died. Can we combine our efforts? If you have any information to share on the origins of Henrik and Maria, or if you can assist in my pursuit of their descendants up to present times, please don't hesitate to contact me. Numerous of them emigrated to North America, mainly in the years 1850-1930. By following the link DESCENDANTS you'll find the results of the search effort this far. Also, if you find errors in the charts on this home page, please let me know. The information is continuously being scrutinized in order to detect and correct factual errors and typos. The main rule has been not to publish personal data on persons born less than 100 years ago. From March 2008 I have made some adjustments to this rule following a decision by the Swedish National Archives to make more recent data available through their online resources. Although influenced by their decision, I will combine their new policy with a certain degree of common sense. I am however most interested in receiving information on any descendant up till modern times but will keep such data off the Internet.
October 15, 2008
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