Anna Berggren from Sweden

[jamcat95]

Hi
I think you have hit the jackpot.

Per was a miner and Johanna went to America. Well done. He died when she was young.

Here is the passenger list from Gothenburg. She lived in Ramsberg at the time. You will have to see if you can find it on Ancestry. It is late here now so I'll continue sometime during the weekend.

Ian

[jamcat95]

Here is the family in 1871 in Ljusnarsberg.
Lös Grufall (gruvare)= Loose Miner. (I think it means that he mined "loose stuff"). Maybe it can be googled.

[jamcat95]

Here is Johanna leaving Sweden in the books:

[JustJean]

I'm wondering too about the occupation of miner.  That can be a very general term for many specific jobs.  I wonder if it could be expanded to include such work as a quarry worker?  Does Sweden have open pit type mining or would that be called something else? Is there rock quarry mining or just underground mining?  What do they mostly mine for.....coal?  ore?   minerals?  Just grasping at straws here.......

Any thoughts are welcome!!!

Best wishes
Jean

[JustJean]

Oh my!!!!  I wrote the last post before reading your wonderful posts before!!!!  This really is starting to look promising!!!!!!  I have lots to consider here!!!!  Many many thanks for your hard work!!!  Woll be in touch.

Best wishes
Jean

[jamcat95]

The question remains if this is her where did she get the name Berggren from. I have come across many names taken from the farms they used to live in. etc.
I can add though that in Swedish "Berg" means mountain and "gren" means tree branch.

Ian

[jamcat95]

The mines around Kopparberg in Ljusnarsberg were of copper. There is a little info on Wikipedia.

[jamcat95]

A little clue maybe.....
On the first line it says "Lovisa Andersdotter, Per Mattssons widow at the house of Bergström"
The name Berg maybe a clue.

[jamcat95]

Per Mattsson died 6 May 1874 of pneunomia.

Ian