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07-Jun-2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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LIND : LINDSTROM : NIEMINEN : OBERG : OVESEN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I am trying to find relatives who remained in Finland when my relatives moved from Finland to the United States in 1903 and 1904. Juho, also known as Johan or John, Edvard Lindstrom (also used the surname Lind)was a journeyman watchmaker who is reported to have spent time in Switzerland learning the watchmakers and jewelers trade. Someone in Switzerland might have known him between 1896 and 1903, when he was 24 to 31 years old. Juho Edvard Lindstrom, born at Alavo, (Alavus), Finland, September 21, 1873, married Lydia Nieminen, born Alavo, August 30, 1875; on June 24, 1897 at Pieksamaki, Finland. Two of their children were born in Hillila (Hollola?) or Alavo, Finland: Hjordis Angelica on Dec. 8, 1900 and Mildred Evangeline, March 21, 1902. They had two more children born in the United States: Levi Robert, July 29, 1906 and Elsie Margaret born 1907. Juho worked for K. Oberg, Urlagde, in Helsinki (86 Alexandersgatan 36, Helsingfors) from November 12, 1896 to March 15, 1898 and received his journeyman’s certificate in the watchmakers trade from the Manufacturers Union of Lahti, Finland in the Village of Lahti on July 11, 1896, signed by J. Johanston; O. Lefrin, Olderman; and G.E. Tudelin (spellings may be different). Juho, also known as Johan and John, traveled from Hango (Hanko) to the United States on the ship Oceanic which departed from Liverpool, England, arriving in the United States May 28, 1903. Lydia Lindstrom traveled with her two young children on the Cedric, arriving at Ellis Island in New York City on November 4, 1904. In the United States, Juho went by the name of John Edward Lind and the family name was Lind. John’s father was a tailor. Lydia’s father was a shoemaker. Lydia left 4 or 5 sisters and a brother, Nurmi Nieminen in Finland. One document shows John being born in Hango (Hanko), but that is likely just his port of departure from Finland rather than a birthplace. Lydia Nieminen’s father had a photographic portrait taken by Ovesen, Fabiansgatan 27, in Helsingfors, likely about 1895. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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