Hi agian! I have some relatives who left for Marquette Co. in the 1880's. They were Finnish speakers but from the northern part of Sweden. So one should be aware of the fact that all 'Finns' did not come from Finland! (Though I must say thar I never have seen his 1st name Malakias in northern Sweden.) My father's aunts left in the early 1900's and two of three went via Canada (Halifax) as did there brother (Montreal). Evidentelly boat to Canada and then train to Michigan was the easiest way at that time. Surnames in Finland in the 1800's were very often taken after the farm where the person lived. So it would change if a persom moved. Laukka or Laukkanen or Laukkala etc might have been the name Malakias had in Finland. You should definitely keep an eye on the church books on-net since they are regularely updated with more parishes. Håkan ----- Original Message ----- From: <tjarv@hiwaay.net> To: <MIGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [MIGEN] Finnish Miners in the UP > Thanks for responding, > > Not to say I've seen everything, but I have been to the sites below and studied > them. The problem is, from what I've been told, neither of them used their > original Finnish names. The one I'm stuck on right now is the one who came in > 1889 (according to US census data). > > Once here, he took the last name of Laukka. Family lore has it that he took the > name of a family he worked for. Not sure whether this was before he came to the > > US or after. I find no listing of him (or anything close) in passenger records, > or Naturalization records either. > > From his death certificate, I think he was born in 1869. He made his home > in Negaunee, Michigan. > > And, I'm afraid that's about all I know. I was hoping since he came here in 1889 > > (before the large migration in the early part of the 1900s), I might find a clue > > or two in mining company records - if they exist. > > Thank you again, > Libby > > >