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Manninen/ Leppanen	Kivijarvi		Tillah MANNINEN mar. Ejas (Elias) LEPPANEN. Born about the 1860s. Ejas died 1928. I have no information on Tillah. Need some help.	Revae Leppanen phinn(at)mchsi.com	05May2007
Matson, Andrew	Sakkijarvi	b 15May1855	Andrew had a sister named Helena who did not leave Finland. Andrew Matson apparently bought a fishing boat and with other men sailed around the world. When he was finished with his worldly travels he sailed up the St. Lawrence River in North America and docked in the city of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Here he apparently sold his boat and traveled north to a small village called Arden, Ontario. He met and married Minerva Ellen Woodcock and they had two children, William Alexander Matson and James Ewart Matson (my grandfather). Andrew bought a farm just outside the village of Arden and it is here that he died on May 27, 1926 at the age 71. If someone should read this biography of Andrew Matson and knows of his sister named Helena, I would appreciate being contacted so that we can find out who his parents were and if he had more that one sister and how many brothers he had. I would like this information so that I can pass this down to my children and grandchildren. I feel it is important that they have this info. I thank you in advance for any help you can give me.	Ivan Matson ivan.matson@sympatico.ca	19March2007
Mattson, Mathias	Finland	19August1858	He came to the US in 1888- 1889, settling in Marinette, Wi. Wife, Marie and children John and Oscar came to US in 1891. Daughter, Ella came over in 1899. Marie's death certificate stated her father was William Walich and her mother was Lena. Church records indicate that Marie came from Karlasund, possibly Narpio parish.	John Jensen schoolboy@centurytel.net	14Februay2007
Merilainen, Johanna Aliisa Antintytar	Halsua, Finland	b. 25 Apr 1875	This is my great-grandmother. She was born in Halsua, d. 1943 in Brantwood, WI, US, to Anders Venetjoki Merilainen (b. 20 Jun 1833 - Halsua / d. 23 Feb 1866 - Halsua) and Johanna Matintytär Karhulahti (b. 13 Sep 1836 - Halsua / d. 19 May 1887 - Halsua) (to the best of my research). She married Antti Antipoika Koski (b. 30 Nov 1863 in Kaustinen, Finland / d. 11 Aug 1891, Brantwood, WI, US) in Halsua on 11 Aug 1891. Their first daughter (my grandmother) Hilda Eliina Koski was born in Halsua on 25 Jul 1892. Antti immigrated to the US in 1892 and Johanna and Hilda immigrated in 1896.	Tami Lorbecke talorbe(at)hotmail.com	24 June 2009
Mottonen Family	Konginkangas		Juho Mottonen b 26 Jun 1865 and Hilda Paatelainen b 30 Dec 1872 from Konginkangas parish in Finland. They had six children: Matti b 10 Sep 1893, Siiri b 17 Jun 1899, Anna b 24 Mar 1901, Miina b 27 Jan 1903, Olga b 18 Feb 1904 and Ilmari b 14 Sep 1911.	Liisa Carbone liisac(at)sympatico.ca	15 January 2007
Nyberg, Anders	Lapptrask	1796	My Great-Grandfather was Karl August Nyberg born in Aland, Finland. I would like information on his father, Anders Nyberg, born 1796 in Lapptrask, Aland. He died Aug. 22 1854 in Skarpans, Aland. Karl August Nyberg also had two sisters, Anna Josefina Nyberg, born Dec. 4, 1839 in Bertbyvik, and Amanda Mathilda Nyberg, born Feb. 25, 1848 in Skarpans, Aland. These three Nybergs have over three hundred family members in the U.S.A.. Would like any information on Aland family,	RKH devillant(at)peoplepc.com	05May2007
Nyberg, Carl August	Bertbyvik, Saltvik, Aland	January 1841	Looking for any info on my Great Grandfather, He went by Nyberg, but his birth name was, I believe, Kolteen. His mother had remarried 1847, Anna Stina Ericsdotter born 1811, Finland, to Anders Nyberg, and he was born 1796, Finland. My records say, Carl's father was killed, and I have nothing else on his father. Who was Carl's father, and do you know how he was killed, war? All most all of our clan lived in Aland.	Rodney Hasting	13April2007
Nygard	Kalax		left for America late 1800 to early 1900's Looking for genealogy info on my grandmother, Maria Nygard from Kalax, b 18 Sept 1881. She left Finland for America when she was in her early 20's (unable to find when or ship information). Her father was Alex who also left for America after his wife's death (Maria Vliens), but before Maria. He was possibly from East Yttermark. Maria also had a sister Anna who I understand eventually returned to Finland. Married name possibly Klockers or Klockeus?	Linda Singer lnoyes2848(at)aol.com	09May2007
Nylund, John	Finland	b. 17 Jun 1849	Died in Astoria, Clatsop Co., OR, USA. On some records it shows he is Swedish or Finn/Swede. His parents names were Carl Nylund and Mary Erickson as shown on his death certificate.	Sandy winklerkinfinder(at)comcast.net	07May2006
Nylund, Oscar	Finland		he was an orphan in Finland, he lived in Astoria and that is where my Grandfather Albert Nylund was born, I am curious about Oscar and if he was an orphan was Nylund his real name	Brenda jblester@tds.net	18February2007
Osterberg, Andrew William	Vaasa	b 1900	Andrew came to New York City in 1917.	John Osterber john71435@yahoo.com	22February2007
Pelto, William John	Tervola	05 August 1902	He is one of probably 14 children, five of whom were born in Finland, four of whom came to America in 1909 aboard the Arcturus. I have the names of the 13 who were in America (in order of age, Impi, Helen, William, Olaf, Guido, Sylvia, Eva, Reino, Arthur, Henry, Carl, Hugo, and Harold), but do not know the name of the oldest son. His parents are Margaret Matilda Kanto (or Kandola, or Kantola), born Jan. 28 1877, and Matti August Peltoperä, born July 21, 1872. I have Matti and Margaret's parents' names, but I have no information besides that. Matti's parents were Jussi Peltoperä and Maria Koivuperä. Margaret's parents were William Annala and Mary Kanto. Any information I can get here is greatly appreciated. My grandmother, Mamie Wilhelmina Walitalo, was born in 1908 in Boston Loc., Michigan, I believe the oldest of seven or eight children (the six others that I know of were, in order, Felma, Einard, Bertha, Herman, Carl, and Edsel). Her father was Richard Walitalo, born Oct 23, 1886 in Kannus. Her mother was Anna Jarvenpaä, unknown birthdate. Once again, any information I can get here is greatly appreciated.	Andrew Pelto drewpelto(at)gmail.com	13 April 2007
Pohjanmaki, Emilia	Finland		Later became Riihimaki. She came from the village of Kovelahti, Parkano, Finland in 1910. She came to a family in Worcester, Mass. by the name of Emil Linna. I don't know what the connection was to this family. She married my grandfather, Andrew Olden, and never saw her family again until 1870's when she was 83 years old and went back and saw a sister named Aili Hentonen.....My grandmothers siblings were: Emma Alina, b. 1882, Lyyli Maria, b. 1888, and Johan Svenni b.1892	Kathy Olden Berman fuzysmom(at)aol.com	4 December2006
Puranen/Pananen	Finland	1885	Grandmother was Miina Puranen born 1885 in Finland. She married Victor Pananen who was born in 1883 in Finland. Miina Puranen had a brother named Evert.	Renne Harrington on behalf of Sylvia Shoultes im2funny4u@juno.com	20 March 2007

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