My four maternal great-grandparents all were born in Finland and immigrated to the U.S. in the 1890s. They were Swedes living in Finland. Some of their parents immigrated, but some I'm not so sure.
My great grandmother Lydia Alvina (Sjuls) Teir (1870-1948) was born in Härkmeri, Lansi-Suomen Laani, Finland and died in Gardner, Massachusetts. Her parents were Reinhold Sjuls and Majalena Mattson but I can't find anything about them. Did they come to America or stay in Finland?
My great-grandmother Johanna (Jacobson) Nyman (1866-1956) was born in Veikars, Lansi-Suomen Laani, Finland and died in Gardner, Massachusetts. Her parents were Jacob H. Jacobson and Maria Soderberg or Sodergard, but I can't find anything else about them either.
Does anybody have any information or advice???
Thanks, Karla (Ratliff) Rasche
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