CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameGeorgius FRÖBERG [7226], [7247], 2C2R
Birth Date31 Dec 1868 [1498, MEMORIAL# 91084265], [7220], [7223], [7226], [7234], [7247]
Birth PlaceVestanå [Västanå], Näsum, Kristianstads län [Skåne], Sweden
MemoReported as 1870 in 1920 census.
Emig Date1887 [7227]
Emig PlaceVestanå [Västanå], Näsum, Kristianstads län [Skåne], Sweden
MemoThis is when he registered his departure from the parish of Näsum.
Emig Date19 Apr 1888 [7233] Age: 19
Emig PlaceMalmö, Skåne, Sweden
MemoThis is when he left Sweden.
Immi Date1887 [7223], [7234], [7241]
MemoHe was probably recalling the year he left Näsum.
Natu Date1895 [7234]
Census Date2 Jun 1900 [7241] Age: 31
Census PlaceRed Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo722 Plum Street, 2nd Ward
Census Date19 Apr 1910 [7223] Age: 41
Census PlaceRed Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo303 (or 343) East 3rd Street, 3rd Ward
Census Date2 Jan 1920 [7234] Age: 51
Census PlaceRed Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo124 Fourth Street, 1st Precinct, 3rd Ward
Death Date8 Mar 1927 [1498, MEMORIAL# 91084265] Age: 58
Death PlaceGoodhue Co., Minnesota, United States
Burial PlaceRed Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, United States [1498, MEMORIAL# 91084265]
MemoOakwood Cemetery
Alias/AKAGeorge FREEBERG [1498, MEMORIAL# 91084265], [7223], [7235]
Alt.SpellingGeorg [7227]
OccupationBar/Saloon Keeper [7223], [7241]
FatherMagnus FRÖBERG (1835-1908)
MotherHedvig Charlotta LÅNG (1837-1903)
Research
Have not found any record of his arrival in the United States.

A “Geo FRIBERG” age 22, arrived in New York, 18 May 1889, from Sweden, via Liverpool, on the ship “S.S. Bothnia.” The date would seem to rule this one out.

Did not find any matches for Canadian ports of entry.
Spouses
1Bengta PERSDOTTER [450, CERT# 1956-MN-004963], [464, CERT# 1917-11027], [464, CERT# 1902-08112], [464, CERT# 1901-07698], [1498, MEMORIAL# 91084266], [7235], [7238], [7276], [7279], [7280]
Birth Date7 Mar 1875 [7236], [1498, MEMORIAL# 91084266], [7220], [7223], [7234], [7275], [7276], [7280]
Birth PlaceMölleryd, Vånga, Kristianstad [Skåne], Sweden
MemoOr 7-JAN-1875 (March is what the birth register says).
Emig Date12 Apr 1886 [7278] Age: 11
Emig PlaceVånga, Kristianstads [Skåne], Sweden
MemoOfficial departure date from the parish.
Emig Date1886 [7279]
Emig PlaceMalmö, Skåne, Sweden
MemoExact date not yet found, but probably in April.
Immi Date5 May 1886 [7234], [7241], [7279] Age: 11
Immi PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MemoShip: S.S. Wisconsin, from Liverpool, England.
Natu Date1895 [7234]
Census Date28 Jun 1895 [7275] Age: 20
Census PlaceVasa, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date2 Jun 1900 [7241] Age: 25
Census PlaceRed Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo722 Plum Street, 2nd Ward
Census Date19 Apr 1910 [7223] Age: 35
Census PlaceRed Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo303 (or 343) East 3rd Street, 3rd Ward
Reside Date12 Sep 1918 [7238] Age: 43
Reside PlaceRed Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo124 W. Fourth Street
Census Date2 Jan 1920 [7234] Age: 44
Census PlaceRed Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo124 Fourth Street, 1st Precinct, 3rd Ward
Census Date14 Apr 1930 [7242] Age: 55
Census PlaceRed Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo264 East 4th Street., 1st Precinct, 3rd Ward
Census Date8 Apr 1940 [7236] Age: 65
Census PlaceRed Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, United States
Memo264-1/2 East Fourth Street, 1st Precinct, 3rd Ward
Death Date20 Jan 1968 [1498, MEMORIAL# 91084266] Age: 92
Death PlaceGoodhue Co., Minnesota, United States
Burial PlaceRed Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, United States [1498, MEMORIAL# 91084266]
MemoOakwood Cemetery
Alias/AKABetsy CARLSON [7275]
Alias/AKABessie [7223], [7234], [7236], [7240]
Alt.SpellingBetzie [7224]
Alt.SpellingBessy [7241]
FatherPer CARLSSON (1833-)
MotherKarin PERSDOTTER (1843-)
Research
The next-door neighbor in the 1900 census was Charlie CARLSON, b. May 1860, Sweden. Could be related but no other evidence so far. [7241]
Marr Date28 Dec 1898 [7223], [7224]
Marr PlaceVasa, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, United States
ChildrenBert Gerald (1899-1956)
 Harold Wilhelm (1901-1962)
 Lorana Eleanor (1902-1986)
 Carl Ed (1909-1983)
 George Willis (1917-1974)
Last Modified 28 Sep 2018Created 23 Jun 2022 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 23 Jun 2022
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