Marit Persdotter

   Another name for Marit was Maria Moody.

  Research Notes:

Summary: from Östmark parish [see reseach notes for Nils Nilsson b 1832 and Marit Persdotter, b 1839]
written, 26 Aug 2022

The Östmark parish priest confuses 2 people named Marit Persdotter, one b in 1839 and married to Nils Nillson, and the other Marit Persdotter, b in 1837. Marit (b 1837) leaves for North America in 1866. It appears that Marit (b 1837) leaves her baby the family with of Jön Jönsson (b 1813), and he his son was the father of Karin Persdotter, b 1861. Karin's parents were Marit Persdotter (b 1837) and Per Jönsson (b 1843). However they were NOT married.

Marit Persdotter b 1839, appears to be taking care of Karin, b 1813. Around 1864, Marit b 1839 becomes the 2nd wife of Nils Nilsson born 1832, and it appears that Nils Nilsson and Marit Persdotter (b 1839) "informally adopt" Karin, b 1861.

Karin continues to live with Nils Nilsson and Marit Persdotter (b 1839). Karin's father, Per Jönsson (b 1843),
lives with Per's father (Jöns Jönsson) until about 1867 when the church records note that he was married on 22 Apr 1867 to Maria Johansdr (b 1843) and they had a son, Jon August, b 1868 [AI:23, page 742].

One other thing. Marit Persdotter b 1837 and Per Jönsson b 1843 were 1st cousins.
Per Jönsson eventually marries as indicated above and has a number of children [see AI:27, p. 73].

** Karin (Persdotter), born in 1861 - see Nils Nilsson, b 1832, research notes

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Östmark (S) AI:19 (1860-1863), Page 470, Rundsjön [mid page]
pig Marit Persdotter, b 1 Oct 1837 at Gämmaltäppen; came from page 34 in 1860
Östmark (S) AI:18 (1860-1861) Page 34, Gämmaltäppen
- Marit Persdotter, b 1 Oct 1837 is living with her mother, Gertrud Jönsdotter (b 1800) and her stepfather,
Erik Jönsson b 1821 [in the US his surname was "Modig"]
- Marit moves to page 470 in 1860 - but on the right hand column "Per Jönsson + 1843" ???

BUT the above record is confusing, since there isn't any futher note of Marit, b 1837
On 25/26 Aug 2022, I was researching Nils Nilsson (b 1832) who was the father of Erik Nilsson b 1858 [in the US, Erick was known with the surname "Lofgren". Nils Nilsson is recorded on page 494 of vol AI:21. On this page Nils is recorded with his 2nd marriage to Marit Persdotter b 1839, and then a couple of lines down, oä Karin Persdotter b 20 Mar 1861. When I first saw this, I wondered if Karin was the daughter of Marit Persdotter, b 1839. This Marit had come from page 707 in 1864. On page 707, Marit Persdotter (b 1839) and oä Karin b 1861 are recorded. I then looked up the birth record for Karin Persdotter, b 20 Mar 1861 [CI:5, image 7 no 20]. Karin's parents are recorded as drång Per Jönsson and Marit Persdotter, age 24 [this age would mean her birth would be around 1837]. The location of birth is noted to be Kläggstranden with a page reference of 673.
Marit returns to her mother's home in 1861, Gämmaltäppen. In 1863 her mother and her 2nd husband, Erik Jönsson [Modig] leave for North America.


Östmark (S) AI:21 (1861-1865) Page 673, Kläggstranden
Marit Persdotter, b 1 Oct 1837 at Gämmaltäppen ....... she moves in 1861 to page 50
oä Karin Persdotter, b 20 Mar 1861 ........ and right column comments, "fadr Per Jönsson"

Östmark (S) AI:20 (1861-1866) Page 50, Gämmaltäppen
Erik Jönsson b 15 Sep 1851 at Fäbacken [almost looks like the patronmyic is "Jänsson"]
Gertrud Jönsdotter, b 1800, at Kläggstranden
Olof Persson, b 1842 [fadr Per Jönsson, died 1843]
Marit Persdotter, b 1 Oct 1837 ... on right comment column, appears she marries BUT there is no marriage record
and likely is a mistake or she had planned to marry and then didn't
.... Marit moves or is recorded again on page 400 in 1865, "Lösdrivers" [not assigned] - 4th person from the top
.... Marit moves to North America 13 Apr 1866






Summary: [in the US]

Maria Persdotter, b in 1837, was married to John Monteith but he died before 1895. Around this time, she started to use the name "Maria Moody". She continued farming in Rockford Twp in Wright Co until at leat 1910. It seems that she lived with a great nephew (see 1920 US Census, Bernard Bonstrom) and died in 1925, at Buffalo, MN. Note that in 1895 and 1905 MN State Census she is the only person listed [no other person is recorded in the household] and in the 1900, 1910, and 1920 US Census she is recorded as a "Widow".

written, 30 Oct 2021




Zion Lutheran Church Records: image 65
Maria Moody b 1 Oct 1837, Östmark and died 18 Jun 1925
- see below for link,
Buffalo Evangelical Convenant Church - not recorded; link below is for Zion ....
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61584/images/47830_554911-00064?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.226374234.1956302477.1634385282-1600753536.1619458416&pId=30216969




Östmark (S) B:2 (1861-1880) Image 43; moving out records: leaving for North America, 13 Apr 1866
- piga Marit Persdotter from Gunnarskog, see page 400

Östmark (S) AI:20 (1861-1866) Page 50, Gammaltäppen, Östmark

dau Marit b 1 Oct 1837; comes back and then moves in 1865 to page 400 [Married ??? - likely a mistake or she had planned to marry and then she made a decision not to marry]. See above
- going to page 400 is a list of people not assigned: Marit Persdotter; moves to North America, 13 Apr 1866
- see her page, moving out records

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1. 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 - Erik did not have children, but he had married Gertrud Jonsdotter, b 1800, who had a number of children - her first husband had died in 1842
- Marit, b in 1837, was known as Maria Moody, but she had been married for a time to John Monteith, a Scotsman


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1880 US Census, Rockford Twp, Wright Co; ED 71; page 2; dw/fam, 20 [line 34]
John Monteith, age 26 [1854] in Scotland, farmer [familysearch spelling, Monteith; birth in 1852 ]
wife Mary, age 41 [1839] b in Sweden
then line 37;
Gertrude Modig, age 79, b in Sweden; mother; widow for 10 years [actually 12]
[mother to Mary, age 41] - is this dau Marit b 1837???

1885 US Census, Rockford Twp -- reviewed page by page, but not listed - John Monteith or Maria Moody; 16 Oct 2021

1895 MN State Census, Rockford Twp, Wright Co, page 26 [familysearch]; fam 191
Mary Moody, age 56 b in Swe
then, Andrew Rundquist, age 25, b in Swe, 9 yrs in State, 2 yrs in this district


1900 US Census, Buffalo, Wright Co; ED 0217; sheet 1B; dw/fam 15; [line 70]
Mary Moody, b Oct 1837 in Swe, age 62; Widow; mother of no children; em 1860? ; farm - own free of mortgage
J P Moody, b Mar 1823, age 77, brother; single; em 1886 farm labor [brother Jöns Persson - Moody, b 11 Mar 1824;
- his wife died in 1868 in Sweden

1905 MN State Census, Rockford Twp, Wright Co, page 14 [image 514 on ancestry]; 2nd name
Maria Moody, age 68 b in Swe; in this State 38 yrs and 11 months - same as in this district

1910 US Census, Rockford Twp, Wright Co; ED 0215; sheet 3A; dw/fam, 45/49
Mary Moody, age 72, b in Swe; Widow; no children; em 1866, farm

1920 US Census, Buffalo village, Wright Co; ED 0084; sheet 2B [line 95]
Mary Moody, age 82, widow; em 1866; Great Aunt to head of household **
head of household: Bernard Bonstrom, age 38 b in MN; wife Alice and 2 children
** Bernard Ansell Bonstrom, b 1881
- his parents, Anders Nilsson Bonstrom (b 1849) and Maria Jonsdotter, b 1865
- Maria Jonsdotter b 1865 parents were Jon Jonsson b 1825, and Maria Persdotter b 1829 - Maria was a sister to Marit Jonsdotter, b

- Maria Jonsdotter b 1865 parents were Jon Jonsson b 1825 and Maria Persdotter b 1829 - Maria (b 1829) was a sister to Marit Jonsdotter, b 1837

Ancestry FT: Mikael FT [Mikael Björklund] - INCORRECT
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/41680172/person/242256108257/facts
and a few other FTs
- links Marit as married to Jöns Karlsson Norén, b 7 Feb 1840 at Stensgård, Fryksände Parish
BUT not likely since the marriage was in 1872 - 'our' Marit left in 1866\\

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Emigration, 1866: Leaves for North America, 13 Apr 1866, Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden. ⁹³⁴²

Marit married Per Jönsson, son of Jöns Jönsson and Ingeborg Olsdotter. (Per Jönsson was born on 23 Jul 1843 in Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden ⁹³⁴³.)

Marit next married John Monteith. (John Monteith was born about 1854 in Scotland and died before 1895 in Wright Co, Minnesota, United States.)