Individual Details
Andrew S. (Anders) Håkansson
(7 May 1826 - 14 Jan 1902)
Anders brought his family to America in 1868 in the aftermath of severe crop failures in Sweden in the mid 1860's and the widespread hunger that followed.
Their journey started with a trip to the port where passage would be purchased. No Swedish ship lines carryiied passenger directly from Sweden to America or Canada so travel would likely have been by a British or German line. Travel by British ship would be by a small feeder ship to Hull in England, then by train to Liverpool or Glasgow, and from there there to New York, Boston or Philadelphia. The voyage would likely have taken about three weeks. After their arrival the emigrant would go on to Chicago by rail and then to Minnesota.
Minnesota has long been perceived both in the U.S. and elsewhere as the most Swedish state with Chisago and Isanti counties forming the largest Swedish speaking area outside of Sweden so it is likely they had acquaintances or family in the area.
Utflytte (Outgoing) records for Borgsjö show Anders, his wife, Anna Cajsa Andersdotter, and three children leaving in 1868. Other records indicate they settled in the Fish Lake area, also in 1868. Anders and Anna were 42 years old, their children ages 4 to 11. It was at Fish Lake that a fourth child, Charles Oliver--our ancestor-- was born in the fall of 1870. [Borgsjö Utflytte, 1868, FHL film #75876, No. 6, 3 males and 2 females]
When Anders applied for citizenship in 1869 he signed the application “A. Håkansson”. His name is recorded on other legal documents and in the 1900 Federal census as Andrew Hokanson. His gravestone in Oak Grove Cemetery uses the Americanized version Hawkinson.
We know Anders bought property across the road from the southeast end of Fish Lake where he resided until his death in 1902.
North Branch Review, 17Jan1902, p1
ANDREW HAWKINSON, A PIONEER OF FISH LAKE, PASSES TO THE UNKNOWN WORLD.
DEATH OF AN OLD SETTLER.
Andrew Hawkinson, one of the old settlers of Fish Lake, this county, died very suddenly without any serious sickness on the 14th Inst. evidently from heart failure. Deceased was born at Grassmark, Sweden in January 1826; came here in 1868 and settled on the farm where he died. He was one of the pioneer settlers of the town of Fish Lake, and his hard work has done much towards making that town what it is today.
He leaves a widow and three sons, Andrew E., Peter M. and Charles Hawkinson, all residing on farms in Fish Lake and Harris and one daughter, Anna Olson of Fargo, N.D.
Funeral services will be held from the family residence today and interment will take place at Oak Grove cemetery near Harris.
Their journey started with a trip to the port where passage would be purchased. No Swedish ship lines carryiied passenger directly from Sweden to America or Canada so travel would likely have been by a British or German line. Travel by British ship would be by a small feeder ship to Hull in England, then by train to Liverpool or Glasgow, and from there there to New York, Boston or Philadelphia. The voyage would likely have taken about three weeks. After their arrival the emigrant would go on to Chicago by rail and then to Minnesota.
Minnesota has long been perceived both in the U.S. and elsewhere as the most Swedish state with Chisago and Isanti counties forming the largest Swedish speaking area outside of Sweden so it is likely they had acquaintances or family in the area.
Utflytte (Outgoing) records for Borgsjö show Anders, his wife, Anna Cajsa Andersdotter, and three children leaving in 1868. Other records indicate they settled in the Fish Lake area, also in 1868. Anders and Anna were 42 years old, their children ages 4 to 11. It was at Fish Lake that a fourth child, Charles Oliver--our ancestor-- was born in the fall of 1870. [Borgsjö Utflytte, 1868, FHL film #75876, No. 6, 3 males and 2 females]
When Anders applied for citizenship in 1869 he signed the application “A. Håkansson”. His name is recorded on other legal documents and in the 1900 Federal census as Andrew Hokanson. His gravestone in Oak Grove Cemetery uses the Americanized version Hawkinson.
We know Anders bought property across the road from the southeast end of Fish Lake where he resided until his death in 1902.
North Branch Review, 17Jan1902, p1
ANDREW HAWKINSON, A PIONEER OF FISH LAKE, PASSES TO THE UNKNOWN WORLD.
DEATH OF AN OLD SETTLER.
Andrew Hawkinson, one of the old settlers of Fish Lake, this county, died very suddenly without any serious sickness on the 14th Inst. evidently from heart failure. Deceased was born at Grassmark, Sweden in January 1826; came here in 1868 and settled on the farm where he died. He was one of the pioneer settlers of the town of Fish Lake, and his hard work has done much towards making that town what it is today.
He leaves a widow and three sons, Andrew E., Peter M. and Charles Hawkinson, all residing on farms in Fish Lake and Harris and one daughter, Anna Olson of Fargo, N.D.
Funeral services will be held from the family residence today and interment will take place at Oak Grove cemetery near Harris.
Events
| Birth | 7 May 1826 | Ó Rintetorp, Gräsmark, Varmland, Sweden |  | ||
| Christen | 8 May 1826 | Grasmark, Varmland, Sweden | | ||
| Marriage | 7 Dec 1856 | Ånge, Borgsjö, Västernorrland, Sweden - Anna Cajsa Andersdotter | | ||
| Death | 14 Jan 1902 | , Chisago, Minn. | | ||
| Burial | Harris, Chisago, Minn., Oak Grove Cemetery | |
Families
| Spouse | Anna Cajsa Andersdotter (1826 - 1915) |
| Child | Erick Andrew (Eric Andreas) Hawkinson (1856 - 1921) |
| Child | Peter M. (Pehr Martin) Hawkinson (1858 - 1927) |
| Child | Anna Cathrina Hawkinson (1863 - 1926) |
| Child | Charles Oliver Hawkinson ( - 1918) |
| Father | Håkan Andersson (1775 - 1850) |
| Mother | Britta Larsdotter (1784 - 1849) |
| Sibling | Anders Håkansson (1805 - 1806) |
| Sibling | Marit Håkansdotter (1807 - 1810) |
| Sibling | Per Håkansson (1809 - 1810) |
| Sibling | Maria Håkansdotter (1812 - ) |
| Sibling | Britta Håkansdotter (1815 - ) |
| Sibling | Stina Håkansdotter (1817 - 1818) |
| Sibling | Lars Håkansson (1819 - ) |
| Sibling | Stina Håkansdotter (1822 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Kyrkoböcker, Gräsmark, Sweden Genealogical Society of Utah, FHL #81896, Birth Record, pg 144,.
2. Kyrkoböcker, Gräsmark, Sweden Genealogical Society of Utah, FHL #81896, Birth Records, pg 144,.
3. Svenska kyrkan, Borgsjö socken,, Kyrkoböcker, Ånge, Borgsjö, Västernorrland, Sweden Genealogical Society of Utah, FHL #75876, Marriage Records.
4. North Branch Review, Obituaries: Andrew Hawkinson (North Branch, Minn.).
5. Minnesota Dept. of Health, Death Certificate .
6. , Oak Grove Cemetery, Harris, Chisago Co., Minn..