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Links to KAANTA or HEISKA ancestors

Links to KAANTA or HEISKA ancestors

Helvi Peltola (Roguska) (View posts)
Posted: 2 Jun 2000 6:26PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 5 Jul 2004 8:21PM GMT
Surnames: Kaanta, Kääntä, Heiska
Antti Kustaa KAANTA m. Leena Jaakontytar Kaisa 187_ in Toholampi,Vaasa,FIN. Their son, Anders Kustaa Kaanya b.Toholampi. m. Justina HEISKA b.1867,Ylistaro in FIN. They immig. >
Hanna,Carbon,WY. 1892. Children; Elina 1894,
Elma 1897, Wilho 1903. Please share more info
with me

Elina Kaanta

Posted: 3 Mar 2001 2:05PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 5 Jul 2004 8:24PM GMT
Surnames: Kaanta, Pera, McCall
I believe that Elina is my Grandmother. She
married Charle Pera and lived in Grand Rapids
Michigan. They had a son, Leonard, who married JoAnn McCall just after WWII. They had 3 children, Michael, Lee, and Gregory (Me).Leonard Pera passed away in San Francisco in October 1979. As he was a Marine
he was buried with full military honors. I hope I haven't made an error with this but it
sounds correct. Please email me.

Elina Kaanta (Pera)

Posted: 3 Mar 2001 8:33PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 5 Jul 2004 8:25PM GMT
Surnames: Kaanta, Pera
Greg, all your information matches mine. Your father was my cousin. My mother , Alma Peltoa (Kaanta) was Elina's sister.
Where are you , Mike and Lee living now? I saw Lee last when she lived in Kalamazoo, MI. Would like to e-mail direct,
but you neglected to post your e-mail address. Please respond to < mroguska@mac.com >

Re: Elina Kaanta

Cartert Kaanta (View posts)
Posted: 13 Jun 2003 1:07AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 5 Jul 2004 8:23PM GMT
Surnames: Kaanta, Walquist
My great grand father was Leonard Kaanta of Teluride, CO. He had imigrated from Finland and first lived in Rock Springs, WY. Were he (27) married Sanna Liisa Walquest (19) in ~1883.

Re: Elina Kaanta

Leonard A. Kaanta (View posts)
Posted: 2 Oct 2004 3:59PM GMT
Classification: Query
In reply to Cartert Kaanta, I am the son of George Arthur Kaanta, son of Leonard. I would like to talk with you. Please reply.

Re: Links to KAANTA or HEISKA ancestors

Mary Heiska (View posts)
Posted: 23 Feb 2005 4:27AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Heiska
My great grandfather Jaako Heiska can to Minnesota in 1907, born 1889 from Ylistaro Finland. His father was Matti Heiska. He was the baby of the family.

Re: Links to KAANTA or HEISKA ancestors

Helvi Roguska (Peltola) (View posts)
Posted: 25 Feb 2005 7:57PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Mary, ... My g-grandfather, Johan Israelimp HEISKA (b.1821-Isokyro, d.1891-Ylistaro) married twice. His 1st wife, Helena Matintr, (b.1824-Isokyro, d.1860) bore him 5 children; Maria, Daniel, Hedvig, Lisa, and Johan Gustav before her death. On 1 Apr 1861 he married my g-grandmother, Lisa ,Johanintr e Kolli, (b.1837 Ylistaro d.1908) and they had 9 children; Susanna-1862, Jacob-1864, Isak-1866, Justina (my g-mother)-1867, Matts-1870, Jakob-1872, Suanna-1876, Essias-1879, and Saloman-1882.

Justina went to America 1892 and, on 28 Apr 1894, married Anders Kuusta (August) Kaanta (b.30 Jan 1879 Toholampi, Vaasa, FIN) in Hanna WY USA. They had 5 children; Maria Eliina-1894, Alma Elisabet (my mother)-1897, Otto Ewald-1899, Eino August-1903, and Vilho Leonard-1903. My father, Anders August, died 30 Jun 1903 in a mining accident. Soon after. Justina took the kids back to Ylistaro. Both Eliina and Vilho, eventually returned to America, as did my mother who, in 1923 married Onni Matias Peltola in Ylistaro, and immigrated to Canada in 1923 and then to Grand Rapids, MI, USA in 1926. Otto Ewald,1899-1946, chose HEISKA instead of KAANTA for his surname and remained in Ylistaro .

Do we have a possible connection? You may e-mail me direct if you so wish; <mrroguska@comcast.net>
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