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Subject: Re: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] ERIKSON, George and SVENGREN, Maria Elisabeth
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:43:34 EDT
wrote:
>>I am at a dead end. I have been searching for a George Erikson (or some
other
spelling) for some time and found nothing. George married my great
grandmother's sister Maria Elisabet Svengren in 1887. Her sister, my G
Grandmother lived
in Brookline until about 1895.<<
Bob ~ I think I found them in the censuses.....and had some luck with the
VRs at NEHGS.....Hope this helps,
Dianne
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Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 1, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll:
T623 676; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 1167
169 [looks like Byron Street]
Erickson, George, head, b. May 1850, age 50, married 13 years, b. Sweden,
parents b. Sweden, immigrated 1865, naturalized, Captain (Lighter??)
", Elizabeth, wife, b. Apr. 1861, age 39, married 13 yrs., 2 children/ 1
living, b. Sweden, parents b. Sweden, immigrated 1882
", "Osca W.", son, b. Nov. 1893, age 6, b. MA, parents b. Sweden.
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Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 1, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll:
T624_614; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 1267
169 Byron Street
Ericsen, George, head, age 59, married2, 21 years, b. Sweden, parents b.
Sweden, immigrated 1865, naturalized, Captain - freight lighter.
", Elizabeth M., wife, married1, 21 years, 2 children/ 1 living, b. Sweden,
parents b. Sweden.
", Oscar, son, age 16, single, b. MA, parents b. Sweden.
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Year: 1920;Census Place: Boston Ward 1, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll:
T625_728; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 14
This time he's indexed as Jean Erickson (with an alternate name given as
George Erickson).....
614 Bennington St.
Erickson, George, age 68, married, immigrated 1861, naturalized 1865?, b.
Sweden, parents b. Sweden, Engineer - Stationary, W.Meat?
", Marie E., wife, age 57, married, immigrated 1882, naturalized 188?, b.
Sweden, parents b. Sweden.
", Oscar W., son, age 24, b. MA, parents b. Sweden, commercial salesman,
school supplies.
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Year: 1930; Census Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 929;
Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 449
[looks like 227 Lawrence Street]
Erickson, Oscar W., head, age 36, married at age 30, b. MA, parents b.
Sweden, salesman, school supplies
", Mabel L., wife, age 31, married at age 25, b. MA, parents b. Canada -
English
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Vol: 381 ; Page: 148
Boston Marriages
Sept. 8, 1877; George Erickson & Maria E. Svengren; his residence Boston,
hers Cambridge; his age 37, hers 26; his occupation Mariner, hers domestic;both
born Sweden; his parents - Nils & Olena; her parents - Anders G. & Maria; third
marriage for him, first marriage for her; officiant: L.B.Bates, Boston.
[Her name is indexed as Swengren at the NEHGS site]
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There were a couple likely suspects for Frank in birth and death records, but
I couldn't find one for Oscar.....The images for Frank were not available, so
I couldn't check the parents names on those.
Erickson Frank V.Boston 1889 Vol.402 Page. 229 Death
Erickson Frank G.Boston 1891 Vol.414 Page 10 Birth
Erickson Frank Edward Boston 1897 Vol.468 Page 324 Birth
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