We recently took a look at Barquist ancestors who worked in the forest and with making coal. The Barquists were on Maude Olofson Linn's part of the tree. Today, let's look at an ancestor on Peter Linn's tree who was a hatmaker. And not just ANY hatmaker, he was a MASTER hatmaker and worked for the King's Artillery.
Anders Fogelqvist, my 4th great grandfather, was born in Uppsala county in Sweden in 1744. He was married twice. His first marriage was to Anna Marie Lundeberger who was 14 years his senior. It appears that Anna Marie had some wealth when she, as a widow, married Anders in December 1775. Anders had moved into Anna Marie's home early in 1775, so there is speculation that Anna Marie was helping to fund Anders hatmaking business and introduced him to clients in her circle.
Anna Marie died in 1790, and, in 1791, Anders Fogelqvist married my 4th great grandmother, Lisa Lagerstrom who was 21 years younger than Anders. They had 4 children including my 3rd great grandmother, Margaretha Elizabet Fogelqvist.
From the marriage records and clerical surveys available in Uppsala County, Anders was already a MASTER hatmaker when he married Anna Marie Lundeberger and became a hatmaker for the King's Artillery during that time..
There's no way for me to determine what type of hats Anders made for the King's Artillery, but the attached article shows complete uniforms that were worn by the Artillery during that 1775-1800 timeframe.
Anders died at age 56 of tuberculosis on 30 March 1800. His widow Lisa married another hatmaker, Nils Holstrom, in 1801 and had 3 more children with him before he died in 1805. Lisa lived until 1821.
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