| Johan Olsson Harlin |
Johan Olsson Harlin was born January 15, 1839 in Grönäs, in the parish of Ed, Västernorrland county, Sweden
to Olof Jönsson and Anna Olsdotter. He was the fourth of nine children in his family.
The family left Ed parish in 1850 to come to America. They sold most of their belongings to fund their journey.
They planned to leave Sweden from Gävle, which at that time was an established center for emigration from
Sweden. To save money they decided to walk to Gävle, which was about 400 km from their home. The family
stayed there over the summer, but were not able to find a ship to bring them to America. In October they
decided to walk back to Grönås in Ed. During the return his sister Anna Christina (16 years old) and brother
Anders (13 years old) stayed in Rogsta to work as servants for a farmer. The rest of the family arrived to their
home in early 1851. It was probably January or February, as they were the first family listed in the immigration
records of that year in Ed.
Johan Olsson took the name Harlin around 1865.
Johan married Anna Brita Olsdotter on November 19, 1862.
They had ten children:
Olof Johan Harlin, born January 11, 1863
Per Valentin Harlin, born February 22, 1865
Bror August Harlin, born May 8, 1867
Brita Johanna Harlin, born May 24, 1870
Karl Oskar Harlin, born March 21, 1873
Nils Albin Harlin, born January 12, 1876
Baby Boy Harlin, born 9 Apr 1878 - died 11 Apr 1878
Edvard Otto Harlin, born March 18, 1879 (died 14 Jul 1896~drowned)
Anna Regina Harlin, born January 2, 1882
Margreta Karolina Harlin, born February 4, 1885
Johan died July 25, 1892 in Ållsjö, Ed, Västernorrland, Sweden of kidney disease.
to Olof Jönsson and Anna Olsdotter. He was the fourth of nine children in his family.
The family left Ed parish in 1850 to come to America. They sold most of their belongings to fund their journey.
They planned to leave Sweden from Gävle, which at that time was an established center for emigration from
Sweden. To save money they decided to walk to Gävle, which was about 400 km from their home. The family
stayed there over the summer, but were not able to find a ship to bring them to America. In October they
decided to walk back to Grönås in Ed. During the return his sister Anna Christina (16 years old) and brother
Anders (13 years old) stayed in Rogsta to work as servants for a farmer. The rest of the family arrived to their
home in early 1851. It was probably January or February, as they were the first family listed in the immigration
records of that year in Ed.
Johan Olsson took the name Harlin around 1865.
Johan married Anna Brita Olsdotter on November 19, 1862.
They had ten children:
Olof Johan Harlin, born January 11, 1863
Per Valentin Harlin, born February 22, 1865
Bror August Harlin, born May 8, 1867
Brita Johanna Harlin, born May 24, 1870
Karl Oskar Harlin, born March 21, 1873
Nils Albin Harlin, born January 12, 1876
Baby Boy Harlin, born 9 Apr 1878 - died 11 Apr 1878
Edvard Otto Harlin, born March 18, 1879 (died 14 Jul 1896~drowned)
Anna Regina Harlin, born January 2, 1882
Margreta Karolina Harlin, born February 4, 1885
Johan died July 25, 1892 in Ållsjö, Ed, Västernorrland, Sweden of kidney disease.
| Wedding Record for Johan Olsson and Anna Brita Olsdotter, 1862 (line #10) |
| Moving paper from 1856-1857 Johan worked in Resele for a year |