Lawrence Edward (1904-1981); Freda Johanna (1883-1951); & George Albert Johnson (1908-1993)

FRIDA JOHANNA BERGNER

* was born 29 Dec 1883 in Stöde, Vasternorrland, Sweden as were her parents and sister Bertha.

* She immigrated as a child of three and a half along with: her newborn sister, Birta, who was born 29 Jun 1887; her father, Eric Petter born 17 May 1865; and her mother, Ingburg Marta Påhlsdotter (whose father's last name was apparently Ericson), who was born 12 Nov 1862.

* ERIC PETTER BERGNER's travel visa issued to permit travel from Stöde was issued on 29 Jul 1887. They left Sweden for America via: Göteborg, Sweden; Liverpool, England; and Queenstown, Ireland. They arrived ; the Port of New York; and settled for a time in Atkinson, Nebraka. They travelled on the SS "Alaska" rriving in New York 15 Aug 1887.

* They appear on the following Censuses:

* 1900 in Gregory County, South Dakota listed:

Erik P.;

Engberg M.;

Freida J.;

Bertha;

Edith C.;

Esther E.; and

Ruth.

* 1901 in Lamerton, Red Deer Dist., Alta

Household 39 includes

E.P. Bergner and his wife

Martha and daughters:

Freda;

Bertha;

Edith b 25 Sep 1891;

Esta (Esther) b 19 Mar 1893; and

Ruth b 5 Feb 1897.

They also have a lodger, who travelled with them from Sweden, by the name of Charles Lucwick b 5 Oct 1862.

* 1906 in Lamerton, Red Deer District Household 202 includes:

E.P.;

Martha;

Edith;

Hester (Esther); and

Ruth.

* 1911 in Lamerton, Red Deer District T41, R20 includes

Ingeborg (Martha);

Esther and

Ruth.

Note that Eric died in 1911, apparently by suicide.

* 1916 in Larerton, Alberta at T41 R21, M4 Household 69 includes

Ingeborg, Farmer, on own Farm.

Esther, and

Ruth.

FREDA JOHANNA BERGNER appears in the following census:

* 1901 in Lamerton, with her parents and sisters;

* 1906 in Lamerton, Alberta Household #183:

Geo A. Johnson, 23, bp USA;

Freda Johnson, 22, bp Sweden;

Law. Ed. Johnson, 2, bp Canada; and Amy Marie Johnson,.0, bp Canada.

They had 2 horses, 8 milk cows and 2 hogs; George had 4 cattle and Freda had 4 cattle. Residence S22 T41 R22 M4.

* 1911 Lamerton, Alberta Household 1026: Freda appears as a widow along with her three children listed as Lawrence, Amy and George. Freda is listed as domestic in the household of Charles Ludwig (Ludwick, their family friend).

* 1916 District 36, T62, R10, M4 they appear under the name BAEMAN:

Samuel D. , head, 40, German

Frida, wife, 38 (illegible)

Laurence, son 12, bp Alta,

Ann, (ie: Amy Marie) son (sb dau)

.......10, bp Alta

George son 8, bp Alta

Freda and Samuel had two children, Raydell and Joy Beeman. Freda appears in Land Records on half the property and Samuel on the other half.

 

 

 

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