Kjerstin Jonsdotter

   Other names for Kjerstin were Christine Modig, Christine Johanna Modig and Christine Moody.

  Research Notes:

NOTE: Watertown Twp, Carver Co, is a bit west of downtown Minneapolis, but Carver Co borders Hennepin Co.
Watertown is less than 50 kms to the east and south of Cokato, Wright Co. Just to the north of Watertown is the southern border of Wright Co [and a few kms from the eastern border of Wright Co - almost strait north would be Buffalo, Wright Co.



Modified Descendant

Kjerstin/Christine Jonsdotter, born on 22 Apr 1827 in Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden; died on 15 Apr 1899 in Watertown, Carver Co, MN.
Married: 25 Mar 1866, Carver Co, MN
Nils Larson Mattson, born 2 Aug 1827 in Sweden; died 15 Aug 1890, Watertown, Carver Co, MN.

Children:

[1] Emma Mattson, b 4 Jan 1867 in Carver Co, MN; died between 1867 and 1 Jun 1870 in Carver Co, MN.
[2] Anna Mattson, b 29 May 1868 in Carver Co, MN; died 30 May 1993 in Hennepin Co,MN. No children.
[3] Frank August Mattson, b 19 Dec 1871, in Carver Co, MN; died on 22 Dec 1954, Carver Co
m. 7 Sept 1899, Carver Co to Selma Kristina Person (1877-1923). 9 children.

Note: Nils Larson Mattson was first married to Carolina Frank (1826- abt 1865). They 3 children, and likely would have been considered Kjerstin's step children.
Note: Nils Larson Mattson was a US Civil War Veteran - he enlisted in Feb 1865 and was discharged, Sep 1865.

Note: it appears that she was known in the US by "Christine Moody", although some researchers record "Kerstin Moody"


2. Family Search FT: LVBF-3V4
- name as Christine Moody, 1827, married to Nels Mattson

- "someone", but not identified has made the following comment on "life sketch":
"Kersten married Nils Mattson, a widower, after she came to America in 1864. They lived near Watertown, Minnesota. Two children were born to Nils and Kersten and Nils' and his first wife Caroline had three. Jon Mattson's family have been the publishers of the newspaper for many years at Warren, Minnesota [Jon/John Mattson was the son of Nils Mattson and his first wife Caroline/Carolina]. Hulda lived at Cokato [also from his first marriage], and the others live at Watertown. All have descendents except Anna who was in a wheelchair for many years. Nils was a Civil War veteran. They are buried at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Watertown."

[ note: Manuel Aquilar Hendrickson has made some comments, re alternate name: Moody/Modig used in the US]

- over-all: linking to others names mentioned doesn't add a lot of new information, but suggested Nels Mattson's birth was at Vasa, Västra Götaland, Sweden, but no record - see his research notes [28 Oct 2021 viewing of pages]
- this familysearch FT also has this comment on Nils Mattson's birth: and on some of the sources for children:
"Reason This Information Is Correct: records of Kay Breding Netz 1990; Last Changed: May 21, 2019 by 'R Gondek'"

3. Skåne Sweden to Minnesota .... Moody families ..... by Kay Breding Netz, © 1990
[I have recorded a link to the FamilySearch scan in my document, "Appendix", number 32.]
- image 102: does not add any new information; photo, image 103
- her write up may have been the source of the above FamilySearch FT, "life sketch"




4. FamilySearch collection: Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001, but microfilm, 1870-1926 and indexes to death 1870-1985 [almost looks like microfilm of " county recorders office"]
[Indexes to deaths, surnames A-Z 1870-1985 Death records, v. A 1870-1897]
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9DL-49ZG-M?i=3&cc=2185953

image : 408, 2nd side [13th from bottom)
Nels Mattson, died Aug 15, 1890 [book A, page 96 line 28
Christine Mattson, died 15 Apr 1899 [book B , page 9 line 7]

4. According to the All of Me FT, ancestry FT, she had gone to Carver Co, MN; married Nils Mattsson
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/15179799/person/20420478139/facts


5. Swedish Church records for Trinity Lutheran Church from Watertown, Carver Co, MN
[ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61584/images/47830_554917-00000?pId=30217280 ]

image 583

Nils [Larsen?] Mattson b 2 Aug 1827, b Wäre, Sweden [no parish or placename in Sweden - short for Värmland ?;
But no birth in Fryskände, Östmark or Lekvattnet; no listing on Ancestry's collection for Swedish Emigratants from
Church books ; nothing in the above parishes in moving out records - 25 Oct 2021

- the above record notes that Nils Larson Mattson arrived in the US in 1854 and he was "received" by the church in 1858, but it seems that the church was established in 1858
- the record appears to indicated that Nils and his first wife both came to the US in 1854, and thus likely were married in Sweden.
- their older son was born 18 Dec 1857, at Ilinois, Savannah ?? [Carroll Co ?? - along the Mississippi River and about 75 kms south of Dubuque, IA
- their daughter Hulda was born 12 Dec 1859 at Götaholm - this was an early name for Trinity Lutheran Church





Nils Mattson, b 2 Aug 1827 in Wäre, Sweden [??] died 15 Aug 1890; arrived in US in 1854

1st wife Carolina Frånk [???], b 20 Aug 1826 in .... Sweden; died but no date recorded
son Jon Peter, b 18 Dec 1857 at .??, Savannah [Hov.. FT - Savanna, Carroll Co, IL]; moved to Warren, MN
dau Hulda, b 12 Dec 1859; at Götaholm MN; married 29 Dec 1877 and moved to Cokato ... husband not noted
son Carl Albert, b 23 Sep 1861 **
dau Emma, b 4 Jan 1867 ; image 807, birth: Nels Larson Mattson and Kerstin Modig .... död;
then; 2nd married Kjerstine Johanna Modig, b 22 Apr 1827, Lekvattnet; married Mar 1866
dau, Anna, b 29 May 1868 [births - image 809], Götaholm MN;
son Frank August, b 19 Dec 1871 [births - image 812], Götaholm MN;

then,
** C Albert Mattson, b 23 sep 1861, , married 31 May 1873 ** but must be 1893
wife Christina Peterson, b 13 Mar 1873
son Ernest Gilbert b 22 Jan 1874

then Image: 738 [Nils' second marriage]
N Mattsson enk
wife Kerstin Johanna Modig b 22 Apr 1827, Lekvattnet
dau Anna b 22 May 1868 [to the left of name, sjun ...almost looks like --oäkta??]; then död, 30 May 1933
son, Frank August, b 19 Dec 1870 ... reference to pages 56, 99

then the family Carl Albert Mattson b 1861

then image 744 Frank August Mattson family

image 820 - funeral: Nils Larsson Mattson, died 15 Aug 1890 at age 63 years, and 13 days

6. Findagrave: id, 76106050 ; Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
note: "gravesite details: Immigrated 1866, 2nd w/o Nels Mattson, ch: John P., Hulda Nelson, Charles, Albert, Annie, Frank"
- link to Nils Mattson - note "He was in Company L. 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery" and one Ancestry FT records he served in the US Civil War


7. US Records


1860 US Census; Watertown Twp, Carver Co, MN, p 115; image 9 on family search [enumeration 23 Jul 1860]
as of 1 Jun 1860; dw 1126; fam 981; line 37
Nels Mattson, age 33 b in Sweden; farmer; value of real estate - 250; personal - 90
wife Carolina, age 32 [abt 1827], b in Sweden
son, John P, age 2 [abt 1858] b in Illinois
dau, Hulda, age 7 months b in MN [born abt Dec 1859]

[ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BS3-F1G?i=8&cc=1473181&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM4L5-75P ]

1870 US Census, Watertown, Carver Co, MN, page 24, dw/fam - 194/197 [line 22]
Nels Mattson age 44 b in Swe; farm
wife Christine, age 43, b in MN;
son John P age 12 b in IL
dau, Hulda age 10 b in MN
son Chas [Carl] age 8 b in MN
dau Emma, age 2 b in MN

1880 US Census, Watertown, Carver Co, MN; Ed 085, p 16; dw/fam 138/142 [line 46]
Nils Matsson, age 43 ?, b in Swe
wife Christine, age 53 b in Swed
son Albert, age 18, b in MN
dau Anna, age 12
son Frank, age 10

1885 MN State Census, Watertown, Carver Co, MN; page 1 of third schedule [im 14 on familysearch]; fam 188
Nils Mattson age 57 b in Swe
wife Christin, age 57 b in Swe
son Albert age 22, b in MN
dau Anna, age 16
son Frank, age 14

1895 MN State, Watertown, Carver, Co
page 25 [im 13]: Albert Mattson and his wife Christina and 1 child
then, Christina Mattson, age 68, b in Swe

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Emigration, 1864: Leaving for North America, 1864, 15 Apr 1864, Lekvattnet, Värmland län, Sweden. ⁹²⁰⁵

2. Alt. Marriage: Alternative marriage date, 25 Mar 1866, Carver Co, Minnesota, United States. The marriage date of 25 Mar 1866 is recorded on an Ancestry Family Tree, "Peterson Clan" [MLacy118], accessed 14 May 2022; link,
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/16584567/person/28134699179/facts
- date is based on a "Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD6K-WYM : 20 January 2020),
Nils Mattson, 1866.
The above FT also records her name as Christina Johnson.

Kjerstin married Nils Larson Mattson on 25 Mar 1866 in Carver Co, Minnesota, United States.⁹²⁰³ (Nils Larson Mattson was born on 2 Aug 1827 in Sweden, died on 15 Aug 1890 in Watertown, Carver Co, Minnesota, United States ⁹²⁰⁶ and was buried in Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Watertown, Carver Co, Minnesota, United States.)