Individual Details
Gustafva LARSDOTTER
(6 Apr 1834 - 2 Feb 1921)
Events
| Birth | 6 Apr 1834 | Hillared, Älvsborg, Västra Götalands, Sweden |  |  | |
| Moved to | 1854 | the farm - Hillared (Kroksjöås), Älvsborg, Sweden | | ||
| Marriage | 6 Jan 1861 | Marbäck, Älvsborg, Västra Götalands, Sweden - Gustaf ANDERSON | | | |
| Emigration | 6 Aug 1886 | Marbäck (Skattegården), Älvsborg, Västra Götalands, Sweden | | | |
| Immigration | 27 Aug 1886 | Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA | | | |
| Census | 1900 | Manchester, Hillsborough Co., Nh, USA | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Manchester, Hillsborough Co., Nh, USA | | ||
| Census | Jan 1920 | Manchester, Hillsborough Co., Nh, USA | | ||
| Death | 2 Feb 1921 | New Boston, Nh, USA | | | |
| Burial | 7 Feb 1921 | Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Nh, USA | | ||
| Residence | beginning 1854 | Kroksjöås farm - Hillared, Älvsborg, Västra Götalands, Sweden | |
Families
| Spouse | Gustaf ANDERSON (1834 - 1916) |
| Child | Elvina Serafia GUSTAFSDOTTER (1861 - 1861) |
| Child | Amanda Paulina ANDERSON (1863 - 1888) |
| Child | Johan Albin "John" ANDERSON (1865 - 1934) |
| Child | Adolf "Franz" ANDERSON ALFORD (1867 - 1940) |
| Child | Elvina Seraphia ANDERSON (1869 - 1969) |
| Child | Alida Christina ANDERSON (1872 - 1948) |
| Child | Huldah Eleanora ANDERSON (1875 - 1953) |
| Child | Elfrida Josefina GUSTAFSDOTTER (1880 - 1880) |
| Child | Dr. Everett Ivar Alexius ANDERSON (1881 - 1950) |
| Child | Wilgot "Johan Wilgoth" ANDERSON (NYBURG) (1886 - ) |
| Spouse | Gustaf ANDERSON (1834 - 1916) |
| Child | Wilgot "Johan Wilgoth" ANDERSON (NYBURG) (1886 - ) |
| Child | Dr. Everett Ivar Alexius ANDERSON (1881 - 1950) |
| Child | Huldah Eleanora ANDERSON (1875 - 1953) |
| Child | Elvina Seraphia ANDERSON (1869 - 1969) |
| Child | Adolf "Franz" ANDERSON ALFORD (1867 - 1940) |
| Child | Johan Albin "John" ANDERSON (1865 - 1934) |
| Child | Amanda Paulina ANDERSON (1863 - 1888) |
| Child | Alida Christina ANDERSON (1872 - 1948) |
| Father | Lars BENJAMINSON (1793 - 1860) |
| Mother | Johanna NILSDOTTER (1795 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Anna Kristina LARSDOTTER (1830 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Rebecka LARSDOTTER (1832 - ) |
| Sibling | Johannes LARSSON (1837 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Gustafva was born at the farm "Gvshult Yttre" in the Hillared parish of Sweden. Hillared is located at 57 degrees, 37 minutes, 60 seconds North and 19 degrees 9 minutes East (57.6333 lat. 13.15 long.).Moved to
Gustafva moved here with her mother, Johanna Nilsdotter.This info came from Anna Lena in May 1999.
Marriage
Supposedly Gustuva married out of a royal family to marry Gustaf, though no details are known.Emigration
Gustafva and the children (Alida Christina, Hulda Eleonora, Ivar Alexius, as well as Amanda Paulina and her infant son Johan Wilgoth) left Marbäck either on August 6 or 13, 1886, for the port of Göteborg. Church records indicate August 6. Anna Lena says August 13. Anyway, from Göteborg they left on August 18, 1886, headed for Manchester, England, with ticket number 29:437:6420. They landed in Boston, MA. (Incidently, the only child not listed going to America with either Gustafva or Gustaf--though he clearly did--was their oldest son, Johan Albin. Anna-Lena says there were too many Johan A.'s listed to find him.) When they left their farm Skattegården for America, a new owner named Johan Sveningsson moved in.Immigration
The name of the ship was "Scythia", captained by Thomas Roberts, its ports of departure were Queenstown, Ireland and Liverpool. The Scythia was built in 1874 at Glasgow by J & G Thomson and Co. It was 420.8 ft x 42.4 ft, and part of the Cunard Line. Its maiden voyage was May 1, 1875, when it went from Liverpool to Queenstown to New York. It made that trip many times, until it was broken up in Italy in 1899.For Gustafva's (and her children's) voyage, it departed Liverpool on August 17, 1886, and arrived in Boston ten days later, on Aug 27.
Gustava's name is recorded as "Gustafa Lars." but seems to have been mis-transcribed as "Gastafa Lans."
Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1943 about Gastafa Lans
Name: Gastafa Lans
[Gustafa Lars. (Larsdotter)]
Arrival Date: 27 Aug 1886
Age: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Gender: Female
Ethnic Background: Swedish
Port of Departure: Queenstown, Ireland and Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Scythia
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Census
She lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Huldah and Fred Morris and their son Winston at 347 Pearl Street.Death
Her age at death was 86 years, 9 months, 26 days, according to church records. Her death certificate (of which I have a JPG copy) states that she died of "La Grippe" from which she suffered for 7 days prior to death. I also have a JPG of her burial record.Burial
She is buried with her husband in the "Swedish Lawn" section 53, grave 2373.Endnotes
1. church records from Sweden.
2. Marbäck and Hillared records on microfilm, Email message sent to me on April 26, 1998, in which she wrote the details..
3. Marbäck and Hillared records on microfilm.
4. Their records for Rhode Island Deaths, 1630-1930 (locked so I couldn't read them)., Their web site offered free look-ups in immigration records this Labor Day weekend. Their source: Boston, MA, "Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, MA, 1820-1891." Micropublication M277. RG036. 115 rolls, National Archives, Washington, DC.The.
5. 1900 US Census--NH, Viewed online December 2010 via https://beta.familysearch.org0095 Manchester City Ward 3, enumerated June 11, 1900,East High StreetLines 64-68-Anderson, Gustaf; head; white, male; b. Oct 1834; age 65; married 38 yrs; b Swed; parents b Swed; immigrated 188.
6. 1910 US Census--NH, 347 High St, Manchester, Hillsborough Co., NHenumerated April 22, 1910lines 77-80Anderson, Gustaf; head; male; white; 75y; married 49 yr; b. Swed; parents same; immigrated 1886; naturalized; no occupation; speaks only SwedishGustafva; wife; female; 76y; m.
7. death records, Certified abstract of certificate of death for Gustava Anderson issued April 8, 1998.The original record was filed on February 8, 1921, with the date of disposition being February 6, 1921..
8. death records, New Hampshire death records accessable online via FamilySearch (July 2010):Gustava AndersonDeath Date: 2 Feb 1921age: 86 yrs, 9 mo, 2 daysPlace of Birth: Hillared, SwedenDate of birth: 1834 April 6WidowedOcc: retiredcause of death: La Grippe duration: 7.
9. Marbäck and Hillared records on microfilm, Email message to me from Anna-Lena Hultman dated May 30, 1999..