I'm sad to say that I have nothing on Carolina, Sophia's younger sister who was placed in the orphanage twice, the last time with Sophia when their father became ill.
I do have some more information on the oldest sister, Christina, who, at age 10, went to work as a servant girl and to start her own life.
Christina married the widower, shoemaker Johan Jakob Jakobsson on October 31, 1847, in Stockholm. Johan, born on June 19, 1814, had been married to Carin Pehrsdotter, and they had the following children before Carin died:
- Emelee (Emlee) Jakobsdotter, born December 5, 1836
- Carl Gustaf Jakobsson, born July 15, 1839
Johan and Christina are found in several clerical surveys in Katarina Parish in Stockholm. They had the following children:
- Johan Alfred Jakobsson, born July 16, 1848
- Hilda Christina Jakobsdotter, born September 19, 1850
I was able to track this family every year from their marriage in 1847 through 1852. But in the 1853 clerical survey, Christina is no longer listed with the family. Trying to find her death record in Stockholm would take a great deal of effort at this point, but I'm quite sure that she died sometime between 1852 and 1853, making her just 32 or 33 at the time of her death.
It's not likely that Sophia had any contact with or communication with either of her sisters once she was placed in northern Sweden. It appears that Christina had a normal, but short life. We can only hope that Carolina found happiness and love in her life as well.
Next week will be part 2 of the life of Sophia Margrite Kjellander, my second great-grandmother.
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