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Spouse(s) and children
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Ida Sofia Larsson (Seaquist-Peterson).
Born 20 October 1879 in Bråten, Varnum (S).
Died 31 October 1967 in Limhamn, Malmö (M).
Ida Sofia was the 7th child of the family. She was born in Bråten in the parish of Varnum
1879-10-20. She went to America in 1900 och came to know Samuel Peterson, who had
been studying at the Chicago Theological Seminary to become a pastor. They married on the
28th of April 1903 in Minnesota and Samuel served as pastor in several congregations
(Flensburg, Little Falls, Lake City etcetera). In 1908 he accepted an invitation from Mellerud,
Sweden, to come and serve as a pastor there and the family moved to Sweden the same year.
With the children, who were born in America, the family consisted of 8 persons altogether,
mom, dad, five girls and a boy. Ida and Samuel moved to Limhamn, Malmö, where Samuel
served until he was retired. Ida died 1967-10-31 88 years old and is buried in Malmö..
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Married 28 April 1903 in Minnesota, USA
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Ester Cardia Martinsson.
Born 20 February 1904 in Minnesota, USA.
Died 18 January 1984 in Göteborg (O).
Ester Samuel-Martinsson was born in 1904 in Minnesota, USA, where her father
was a pastor for some years. Ester's family moved to Mellerud, Sweden in 1908 and at that
time the family was expanded with a son, Clarence. Ester was married on the 1st of November
1931 to the businessman Markus Martinsson. They had two daughters, Maj and Gun. Ester
died in 1984 in Gothenburg, where she even is buried.
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Klarence Jakeus Peterson.
Office employee.
Born 16 May 1907 in Lake City, Minnesota, USA.
Died 7 March 1972 in Malmö (M).
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Annie Viola Henryd.
Born 23 September 1910 in Mellerud, Dalsland (O).
Died 24 January 1998 in Trollhättan (O).
Annie was born in 1910 as number three in the family
of Samuel and Ida Peterson in Mellerud, Dalsland. She went to school there but the family
moved to Malmö when she was ten years old and when she ended school she worked in a
haberdasher's shop for a while. Annie met her future husband, Henry Henryd, in Malmö, where
he served as a pastor in one of the churches belonging to Sv. Missionsförbundet,
Betlehemskyrkan, in Malmö. They married in 1931 and moved to Lit in Jämtland and then to
Söderhamn in Hälsingland. During this time the family's three children were born, Karin, Lars
and Anita. They grew up in Sollefteå in Ångermanland and Ljungby in Småland, where Henry
served as a pastor. After their residence in Ljungby Henry and Annie moved back to Norrland,
this time to Härnösand, where Henry served as a superintendent of the district of
Västernorrland. When pensioned Henry and Annie moved to Trollhättan, where Annie was
living until she died in 1998. Like her husband she is buried at the cemetery of Håjum in
Trollhättan.
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Maja Bjurler.
Born 19 April 1914 in Mellerud, Dalsland (O).
Died 4 May 2001 in Stockholm.
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Greta Samuel.
Born 26 October 1916 in Mellerud, Dalsland (O).
Died 22 January 2004 in Limhamn, Malmö (M).
Buried 6 February 2004 in Limhamn, Malmö (M).
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Kajsa Högberg.
Born 19 October 1919 in Mellerud, Dalsland (O).
Kajsa was the youngest child in the family and only one year old when her
parents in 1920 moved to Limhamn, Malmö, in Skåne, Sweden. Since her father Samuel was a
minister at the church of Svenska Missionförbundet in Limhamn, she was early practising
singing and music. She met her man to be Per Högberg when visiting her sister Annie in
Sollefteå. After the marriage Kajsa moved to Sollefteå and settled down with Per. Soon there
were children coming: Ulla-Karin, Per-Arne and Agneta. Like her husband Per she was
engaged in the music at the church and was an organist and pianist for many years. She even
worked together with Per in the sho shop for a considerable long time. Kajsa is still living in
Sollefteå, where even her daugher Agneta lives.
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