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Tracing Your Swedish Ancestry
By James E. Erickson and Nils William Olsson

 

Naturalization Papers
Declaration of Intention for Jacob Fählstrom (here spelled Folstrom), who is regarded as Minnesota's first Swede. Note that this document contains such valuable information as Jacob's age (54), his place and date of birth (Stockholm, Sweden 1796) and the place and date of his entry into the United States (Mackinaw [i.e. Mackinac Island, then Michigan Territory] 1814). This declaration was sworn and subscribed to before Harvey Wilson, Clerk, Washington County District Court, Stillwater, Minnesota on 2 September 1850.

 

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