> The Margta Ersdotter that I have listed as a Bishop Hill colonist was born > April 7, 1843 in Näsbyn, Alfta Parish, Gävleborg Län, Sweden. I also have > another one that was born May 2, 1825 in Älvkarhed 6, Alfta Parish, > Gävleborgs Län, Sweden and I have a marriage date for her as 1848. > The Per Ersson I have listed was born Oct 2, 1830 in Älvkarhed 6, Alfta > Parish, Gävleborgs Län, Sweden. > Erik Ersson was born June 22, 1783 in Älvkarhed 6, Alfta Parish, Gävleborgs > Län, Sweden. > > Angie > > MY Margta (aka Martha, Margaret) was born in Ore sn, kopperbergslan in 1844 so it must not be the same one as yours. My Margta married Uelrich Appelgren. Margta and Uelrich did not have a child but he had a daughter (Cora) by a previous marriage who married a Linbeck. The daughter of Anna (Cora) made her home with her grandfather Uelrich as her mother died when Cora was a young girl. supposedly she is buried with her grandfather Uelrich in Bishop Hill cemetery. My connection with the Alfta Parish is as I understand it Grangsbo, Alfta. Yes their is so much duplication of names it gets very confusing. My great grandmother Anna Ersson married Per Olsson but when she came over to the USA as a widow with her children they took the surname of Peterson (eg son of per as her husband was "Per" Rosalie Peterson Bhatnagar