Hello Hyytiainen Descendants
My name is Adrienne Walli Sweeney. I just found out my g-g-grandmas maiden name. She came from the Hyytiainen Family Line. Her full name as listed in her marriage record is Miina Hyytiainen. I do not know what her parents names were and hoping that someone can help me make a connection.
Here are my clues:
When her husband was naturalized he wrote that they were both born in Vaasa, Finland. The 1920 Census in Alaska listed her as 44 yrs old. They married Dec. 9, 1899 in Wyoming and at that time she was listed as 24 years old. From these two ages I believe she may have been born in Vaasa, Finland during 1875 or 1876.
Her husband Henry Linstrang (could be a Soderback) also wrote in his Naturalization Application that they came over together through Liverpool and then New York on or about Oct 18, 1891. He was naturalized in 1912 in Seattle Washington and wrote in his application that he couldnt remember what ship he came over on. But on the 1920 Census they say 1892. I have searched the ship passenger records for the Linstrang name but now that I know they were not married when they came over
now I will search for Mina Hyytiainen
I just realized she would have only been about 16 years old when she came over and Henry would have only been about 17...I wonder if they would have had to travel with a guardian???
If anyone can help me connect Mina Hyytiainen to her family it would be greatly appreciated I also welcome any advice. So far have sent for her death record and have searched the LDS, Ancestory.com, and Finngen sites. I havent searched the Finnish Hiski yet but plan to
If you can point me in the right direction from here
that would be great!
Thanks to all
Adrienne