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From: "Susan Schon" <>
Subject: Anna Elise Jonasen/Johnsen
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 16:16:13 -0500


I am new to this list. I've been researching my ancestry in Denmark and
recently discovered that my great-great-grandmother Anna Elise/Lisa
Jonasen/Johnsen may have been born in Sweden. In her daughter's
birth/baptism record in København, Anna's birth date is listed as 26 October
1831. In the 1860 census, her birthplace is listed as "Sverrig". In the 1870
census, her birthplace is listed as "Helsingør" (Denmark probably). Is it
far-fetched to think that she said Helsingborg, but the census-taker heard
and wrote down Helsingør? The earliest I've found her in Denmark is in the
birth record of her first child in 1855 in Sankt Petri Sogn, København,
although I still have some searching to do. A month after this birth, on 9
April 1855, she married Heinrich Hermann Barby (born in Magdeburg, Germany).
They were married in Frederiksberg Sogn, København. Her children were
Johanne Emilie Barby (born 1855), Heinrich Johan Barby (born 1858), and
Gustav Otto Barby (born 1864). I have no idea who her parents were.

I've read some of the GEN-NORDIC archive and discovered the GenLine website.
I have no experience with Swedish, but found that I could figure out some of
the words because they were similar to the Danish (Födde - Født - Birth). I
found 4 listings for parishes called Helsingborg in Malmöhus County, but 3
of them had Födde listings for the years that would cover Anna's birth
year - 1831: Helsingborg Landförsamling 1826 - 1846, Helsingborg
Stadsförsamling 1826 - 1832, and Stads och Landsförsamling 1826 - 1846.
After I sign up for GenLine, does it matter which one I access?

I will continue to read the GEN-NORDIC archives, but would appreciate it if
someone could direct me to a good online Swedish dictionary if there is one.
I'd also appreciate any other tips and suggestions.

Thank you,
Sue

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