In the previous installment of the John Martinson Project, we examined the early childhood of Jöns Mårtensson. In this post, we’ll look his young adult years in the village of Skoglösa in his newly-adopted parish of Önnestad. This post is the sixth in the John Martinson Project series From birth to age 12, Jöns lived […]
The early life of Jöns Mårtensson
In previous installments of the John Martinson Project, we’ve looked at his paternal and maternal ancestry. In this post, we’ll look at his childhood, adolescent, and young adult years.
Jöns Mårtensson maternal ancestry
In this installment of the John Martinson Project, we take a look at the maternal lineage of Jöns Mårtensson. His mother was Anna Jönsdotter.
Jöns Mårtensson paternal ancestry
In our first chapter, we looked at Jöns Mårtensson’s birth and baptism record in Östra Vemmenhög parish, Malmöhus County, Sweden. In this chapter, we examine Jöns’ father’s ancestry in order to build out the paternal side of John’s family tree.
Jöns Mårtensson birth and christening
John Martinson’s given name in Sweden was Jöns Mårtensson. He was born September 23, 1833 in Östra Vemmenhög parish in Malmöhus County, Sweden.
