Peter Thorsell was born July 31,
1853, in Slatafly, Sweden, and died 1917 in Sweden. He is the son
Petter Petersson of Fröbbestorp,
Torsås, Kalmar lan, Småland,
Sweden and Ingrid Petersdotter of Unknown.
Eleonora Laurentia Persson was born
Unknown and died Unknown. She is the daughter of Unknown.
Petter and
Elenora were married in Sweden.
Petter and
Elenora had at twelve
children:
- Ane Thorsell:
Born July 10, 1880, in
Jämjö, Blekinge lan, Sweden;
Died Unknown.
- Bror Thorsell:
Born June 29, 1882, in
Jämjö, Blekinge lan, Sweden;
Died Unknown.
-
Claes "Charles" Thorsell: Born September 29,
1883, in Jämjö,
Blekinge lan, Sweden; Died May 21, 1940, in Longview, Cowlitz Co., WA (age
56). Married October 6, 1915, in Los Angeles Co., CA, to Hannah M. Sjoquist: Born June
6, 1877, in Illinois; Died
July
1, 1959, in Bethany Home, Berkeley, Stanislaus Co., CA (age 82).
-
Dag "Day"
Thorsell: Born March 28, 1885, in Jämjö,
Blekinge lan, Sweden;
Died October 17, 1968, in
Alameda, CA (age 83). Married about 1917 in California to Agnes Theresia Engvall: Born
March 21, 1883, in Kalmar, Kalmar lan, Sweden; Died May 18, 1962, at her
home at 22331 Princeton St., Hayward,
Alameda Co., CA (age 79).
- Emil Thorsell:
Born January 26, 1887, in Jämjö, Blekinge lan,
Sweden;
Died February 11, 1893 in Jämjö, Sweden
(age 6).
- Frida Thorsell:
Born January 12, 1888, in Jämjö, Blekinge lan,
Sweden;
Died August 7, 1889 in Jämjö, Sweden
(age 9).
- Gerda Thorsell:
Born February 1, 1889, in Jämjö, Blekinge lan,
Sweden;
Died Unknown.
-
Hugo Thorsell:
Born July 9, 1890, in Jämjö, Blekinge lan,
Sweden; Died February 4, 1965, in Los Angeles, CA
(age 74). Married about 1919 in California to Bernadina Sallie Magnusson:
Born July 15, 1890, in Massachusetts; Died April 29, 1985, in Los Angeles Co.,
CA (age 94).
- Ida Thorsell:
Born February 10, 1892, in Jämjö, Blekinge lan,
Sweden;
Died Unknown.
-
Jarl Thorsell:
Born October 1, 1893, in Jämjö, Blekinge lan,
Sweden;
Died June 7, 1978, in San Jose, Santa Clara, CA (age
84). Never married.
- Knut Thorsell:
Born January 22, 1896, in Jämjö, Blekinge lan,
Sweden;
Died about 1916 in Unknown (about age
20).
- Lilly Thorsell:
Born March 31, 1897, in Jämjö, Blekinge lan,
Sweden;
Died February 25, 1972, in Oskar,
Stockholm, Sweden (age 74).
TIMELINE
Petter Petersson Thorsell was born July 31,
1853, in Slatafly, Sweden.
Eleonora Laurentia Persson
was born Unknown.
Petter and
Elenora were married in Sweden.
From Per Carlzon:
I have added some information regarding our
relative in Africa. Her name was Vanette Thorsell and her great grandfather,
Peter, was the uncle of Olaus Larsson. Peter was vaccinated in the 1810's.
Sweden was if not the first, at least one of the first countries in the
world that give the population an extended vaccination. Almost every little
child in the 1810's and after went through this process. But it didn't help
Peter from getting another diseases. He later was "crippled with
rheumatism". Olaus Larsson's father, Lars, got small poxes. One of Lars'
sister, either Cajsa or Stina, also had small poxes. But she survived as
well. Peter became a peasant and got many children. One of them, Petter, was
a school teacher and changed his last name from Petersson to Thorsell. Petter
Thorsell also had many children of whom four moved to USA and settled down
there. Klaes (Charles) Thorsell had - as to the best of my knowledge - two
children; Vanette and Stanley. Vanette Thorsell appears to have lived an
exciting and dangerous life, since Congo/Zaire for decades has been affected by
civil war and dictatorship. It was most likely not a bed of roses.
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