Author: H. Arnold Barton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9784871871075
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
This is a collection of essays and articles about Peter Cassel, who is famous for being the leader of the first group of Swedes who established the first Swedish settlement West of the Mississippi in Iowa in 1845, before Iowa became a state. I am a direct descendant of Peter Cassel. My mother, Dr. Helen Marjorie Jacobson Sloan (1910-2002), was the daughter of Wesley Jacobson (1877-1963), who was the son of Axel Jacobson who was born in 1843 in Follingasjo, Kisa, Ostergotlund, Sweden and his wife Carrie Cassel who was born in 1851 in Jefferson County, New Sweden, Iowa. Carrie Cassel was the first Swedish person born in America. Her father was Peter Cassel. This group had left from Sweden planning to join another Swedish group in Pine Lake, Wisconsin. However on the way, they heard there was better farm land available in Iowa so they went to Iowa instead. This advice proved to be correct as Iowa is now the bread basket of America with the most productive farm land anywhere. The ship from Sweden to New York took four months. This was longer than the discovery voyage by Christopher Columbus from Spain to the Bahamas that took 33 days. After landing in New York, they when to Philadelphia, then crossed the mountains by railroad and canal to Pittsburgh, then sailed down the Ohio River to the area of St. Louis and then went up the Mississippi River and then went up the Skunk River to Jefferson County, Iowa. This took four months. When they arrived, there was nothing there except for a house with four walls but no roof, so they had to chop trees and build their own quarters. They had to endure great hardship and many died along the way, but there was no turning back as they had sold their remaining possessions back in Sweden to prepare for this trip. They had arrived in Iowa with less than a dollar. They had come all the way to Iowa planning to stay permanently. Hearing of their supposed success, another group left Sweden the following year. After landing in New York, the route they followed was different. They crossed to Buffalo by the Erie Canal. Then they crossed by the Great Lakes to Toledo. They sailed down the Ohio River to the area of St. Louis and then went up the Mississippi River. However, they took a wrong left turn and went up the wrong river. When they reached wild Indian territory near Des Moines, they realized their mistake. Some turned back intending to join the original group. Others decided to stop there and stay where they were and established a settlement that they called New Sweden. It is now in the area of Madrid, a bit Northwest of Des Moines Iowa. They settled on lands that had been purchased from the Indians.
Peter Cassel and My Swedish Ancestors from Iowa
Author: H. Arnold Barton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9784871871075
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
This is a collection of essays and articles about Peter Cassel, who is famous for being the leader of the first group of Swedes who established the first Swedish settlement West of the Mississippi in Iowa in 1845, before Iowa became a state. I am a direct descendant of Peter Cassel. My mother, Dr. Helen Marjorie Jacobson Sloan (1910-2002), was the daughter of Wesley Jacobson (1877-1963), who was the son of Axel Jacobson who was born in 1843 in Follingasjo, Kisa, Ostergotlund, Sweden and his wife Carrie Cassel who was born in 1851 in Jefferson County, New Sweden, Iowa. Carrie Cassel was the first Swedish person born in America. Her father was Peter Cassel. This group had left from Sweden planning to join another Swedish group in Pine Lake, Wisconsin. However on the way, they heard there was better farm land available in Iowa so they went to Iowa instead. This advice proved to be correct as Iowa is now the bread basket of America with the most productive farm land anywhere. The ship from Sweden to New York took four months. This was longer than the discovery voyage by Christopher Columbus from Spain to the Bahamas that took 33 days. After landing in New York, they when to Philadelphia, then crossed the mountains by railroad and canal to Pittsburgh, then sailed down the Ohio River to the area of St. Louis and then went up the Mississippi River and then went up the Skunk River to Jefferson County, Iowa. This took four months. When they arrived, there was nothing there except for a house with four walls but no roof, so they had to chop trees and build their own quarters. They had to endure great hardship and many died along the way, but there was no turning back as they had sold their remaining possessions back in Sweden to prepare for this trip. They had arrived in Iowa with less than a dollar. They had come all the way to Iowa planning to stay permanently. Hearing of their supposed success, another group left Sweden the following year. After landing in New York, the route they followed was different. They crossed to Buffalo by the Erie Canal. Then they crossed by the Great Lakes to Toledo. They sailed down the Ohio River to the area of St. Louis and then went up the Mississippi River. However, they took a wrong left turn and went up the wrong river. When they reached wild Indian territory near Des Moines, they realized their mistake. Some turned back intending to join the original group. Others decided to stop there and stay where they were and established a settlement that they called New Sweden. It is now in the area of Madrid, a bit Northwest of Des Moines Iowa. They settled on lands that had been purchased from the Indians.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9784871871075
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
This is a collection of essays and articles about Peter Cassel, who is famous for being the leader of the first group of Swedes who established the first Swedish settlement West of the Mississippi in Iowa in 1845, before Iowa became a state. I am a direct descendant of Peter Cassel. My mother, Dr. Helen Marjorie Jacobson Sloan (1910-2002), was the daughter of Wesley Jacobson (1877-1963), who was the son of Axel Jacobson who was born in 1843 in Follingasjo, Kisa, Ostergotlund, Sweden and his wife Carrie Cassel who was born in 1851 in Jefferson County, New Sweden, Iowa. Carrie Cassel was the first Swedish person born in America. Her father was Peter Cassel. This group had left from Sweden planning to join another Swedish group in Pine Lake, Wisconsin. However on the way, they heard there was better farm land available in Iowa so they went to Iowa instead. This advice proved to be correct as Iowa is now the bread basket of America with the most productive farm land anywhere. The ship from Sweden to New York took four months. This was longer than the discovery voyage by Christopher Columbus from Spain to the Bahamas that took 33 days. After landing in New York, they when to Philadelphia, then crossed the mountains by railroad and canal to Pittsburgh, then sailed down the Ohio River to the area of St. Louis and then went up the Mississippi River and then went up the Skunk River to Jefferson County, Iowa. This took four months. When they arrived, there was nothing there except for a house with four walls but no roof, so they had to chop trees and build their own quarters. They had to endure great hardship and many died along the way, but there was no turning back as they had sold their remaining possessions back in Sweden to prepare for this trip. They had arrived in Iowa with less than a dollar. They had come all the way to Iowa planning to stay permanently. Hearing of their supposed success, another group left Sweden the following year. After landing in New York, the route they followed was different. They crossed to Buffalo by the Erie Canal. Then they crossed by the Great Lakes to Toledo. They sailed down the Ohio River to the area of St. Louis and then went up the Mississippi River. However, they took a wrong left turn and went up the wrong river. When they reached wild Indian territory near Des Moines, they realized their mistake. Some turned back intending to join the original group. Others decided to stop there and stay where they were and established a settlement that they called New Sweden. It is now in the area of Madrid, a bit Northwest of Des Moines Iowa. They settled on lands that had been purchased from the Indians.
Peter Cassel & Iowa's New Sweden
Author: H. Arnold Barton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789163045707
Category :
Languages : sv
Pages : 121
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789163045707
Category :
Languages : sv
Pages : 121
Book Description
Documents Relating to Peter Cassel and the Settlement at New Sweden, Iowa
Author: Swedish Historical Society of America
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Sweden (Iowa)
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Sweden (Iowa)
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Peter Cassel and New Sweden, Iowa
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Sweden (Iowa)
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Sweden (Iowa)
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Documents and Descendents of Peter Cassel and the Settlement at New Sweden, Iowa
Author: Kathryn Bergstrom
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Immigrants' writings, American
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Immigrants' writings, American
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Peter Cassel and His Family
Author: Kevin Proescholdt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
The Old Country and the New
Author: Barton, H. Arnold
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809389506
Category : Immigrants
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"In this collection are seventeen essays and seven editorials by Barton and published in leading journals between 1974 and 2005. The subjects include post-World War II Swedish immigration and remigration to Sweden. A full bibliography of Barton's publications on Swedish-American history and culture is included"--Provided by publisher
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809389506
Category : Immigrants
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"In this collection are seventeen essays and seven editorials by Barton and published in leading journals between 1974 and 2005. The subjects include post-World War II Swedish immigration and remigration to Sweden. A full bibliography of Barton's publications on Swedish-American history and culture is included"--Provided by publisher
The Search for Ancestors
Author: Hildor Arnold Barton
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809308934
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Sven Svensson (1817-1908) married Sara Marie Öhrn, and they emigrated from Sweden to land near West Dayton (now Dayton), Iowa in 1867. Descendants lived in Iowa, Illinois and elsewhere. Includes Swedish ancestry in the province of Småland, which contains the counties of Jönköping, Kronoberg and Kalmar.
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809308934
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Sven Svensson (1817-1908) married Sara Marie Öhrn, and they emigrated from Sweden to land near West Dayton (now Dayton), Iowa in 1867. Descendants lived in Iowa, Illinois and elsewhere. Includes Swedish ancestry in the province of Småland, which contains the counties of Jönköping, Kronoberg and Kalmar.
The Swedish-American Historical Quarterly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Swedish Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Swedish Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A Folk Divided
Author: Hildor Arnold Barton
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809319435
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
"What happens to a people ... when it becomes divided and separated through a great overseas migration? ... how do the two parts of such a divided people relate to each other? What ideas do they have regarding each other as the process continues and as time and circumstance cause them to develop in separate ways of their own? The purpose of this book is to seek answers to such questions in the case of the Swedes during the period of their great migration, between roughly 1840 and 1940." -- Pref.
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809319435
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
"What happens to a people ... when it becomes divided and separated through a great overseas migration? ... how do the two parts of such a divided people relate to each other? What ideas do they have regarding each other as the process continues and as time and circumstance cause them to develop in separate ways of their own? The purpose of this book is to seek answers to such questions in the case of the Swedes during the period of their great migration, between roughly 1840 and 1940." -- Pref.