Stina Cajsa Halfvardsdotter or Halvarsdotter
She was born 10/3/1834
She married Anders Petter in 1864
Their Children
Anders born 1865
Peter born 1868
In 1870 she and her 2 boys came to America to join her husband who had come previously.
They emigrated to St., Paul MN via Goteborg via England. They settled in the area of Eastern Minnesota near Braham which is within 40 miles of Chicago Lakes, Minnesota where the book The Emigrant series takes place. It is a very Swedish area.
They had 4 more children here in Eastern Minnesota.
Charles born 1871
Louis Manual (Manny) born 1873
Mary born 1876
Frank born 1879
The 5 boys of this family changed their name to Hesselroth because of all the Andersons in this area of Minnesota.