This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sh.2ADI/1619.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: We are from the lineage of Ingar and Bengt Monson from Sweden. They had 7 daughters. I am a descendent of the oldest daughter, Anna. She married Per Jonson. They came to this country, but not before Her eldest daughter and my Great Grandmother, Johanna Persdotter, married my Great Grandfather, Jons Bengtson (Bengson). Her sisters also immigrated to Parkers Prairie, Henning, Spruce Center, Min. Marie and Ellen fell in love with and married 2 brothers, Ole Arvidson and Jons Nilson after they arrived in Spruce Center. Next, Bangta and Per Svenson, cared for the father Bengt Monson who lived to be 94. Their children were Johanna, Ingar, Betsy, Hannah, Jons and Kjersti. Kjersti married an old family friend, Peter Skoglund. Swan Peterson married another cousin, Augusta. They had 3 daughters; Maria, married Isaac Nelson, (they had 3 children; Nels,Jens, Johanna) Johanna married Andrew Nelson,(they had 3 children; Nels, Anna, Ingrid) Kjarsti married Martin Nelson,(they had 3 childr! en; Nels, Anna and Ingrid. Daughters of Ingar and Bengt Monson return us to a larger family as they had 6 children with Ingar and Anders Person; Ellen remained unmarried and died at 95, Ingrid married Dave Costello and had 9 children: Corrine, Maude, Eugene, Pearl, Nina, Nettie (Tommy and a baby died at birth) Elna married Frank Whitman and they had 3 children; Elna, Ida and Raaleeigh. Elsie Married Nels Skoglaund. They had 5 children; Edwin, Leila, Della, Rudy and Bernie. Augusta married her coussin, Swan Petersson. They had 9 children; Henry, Albert, Edwin, Leonard, Vendla, Harry, Axel, Olga and Vivian. Elise married Swen Johnson and their children were; Elmer, Marie, Laurence, Harriet and Virginia May. Family info states Ingar Person always attended church services weqrin an extra garment (spotlessly laundered white full length apron. The 7th daughter was named Christina. She married Mons Norquist and they lived in Moorhead, Minn. They had 7 children; Bengt, Alfred, C! arl, August, Otto, Anna and Emma. Emma married John Simonson. Their ch ildren were Clarence, Edwin, Ben, Clifford, Esther and Lila. This is all the information I have about the connection in the family with the Costello family. Looks like our common Great great great Grandparents are Ingar and Bengt Monson