Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Israel Israelsson Näslund I (1755-1837) of Sweden

Israel Israelsson Näslund I (1755-1837) Juryman (b. April 18, 1755, Mörtsal, Högsjö, Sweden - d. May 12, 1837, Näs, Högsjö, Sweden)

Birth:
He was the son of Israel Olofsson Näslund and Dordi Johansdotter.

First Marriage:
He married Brita Persdotter (1766-1788) on October 16, 1785 at Högsjö, Västernorrland, Sweden.

Children:
Together they had the following children: Israel Israelsson Näslund II (1786); and Elisabet Näslund (1788).

Death of Wife:
Brita may have died in childbirth with her last child, Elisabet.

Second Marriage:
After the death of his wife he married Elsa Eriksdotter (1759-1833) around 1788.

Children:
Together they had the following children: Erik Israelsson Näslund (1791-1873) who married Margareta Steckson (1800-1856); Dorothea Israelsdotter Näslund (1793-?) who married Erik Abrahamsson Tjärnberg; and Israel Israelsson Näslund III (1796-1858) a reverend who married Johanna Gustafva Ruuth (1800-1860).

Death of Wife:
In 1833 his second wife died.

Relationship:
Israel Israelsson Näslund I (1755-1837) was the fourth, great-grandfather of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).