FIFTH GENERATION

18. Lars Helgeson was born on 16 May 1796 in Nö, Halland, Sweden. ^{(79)(80) (81)} Lars was born at Stora Kö (?). Presumably he was baptized. Witnesses included Olof Hansson (?) form Kö (?), Bengt Olsson and Tobias Heljesson from Nö, Karin Heljesdotter from Berg, Britta Andersdotter and Bengta Andersdotter from Stora Kö. He died on 9 Jul 1866. The handmade document Graf Skreft contains verses 3 and 4 of song 477 from the old Swedish song book. Roughly translated, these verses are:

Forgive me for what I've broken, O Jesus
Be kind to me, and with the blood you shed, smooth out our sins.
Stengthen, O Lord, the weak. Make the strife easy and short
And comfort those who complain when I go away.

Sooner or later from the world we wander, each and every one of us.
Bless those at the last journey, that they will travel with hope and love.
Bless them, which hope owns in the humble breast.
And them within their camp, who speak of peace and comfort. Variant spellings include Helliesson, Heliesson and Heljesson. An inflyttade record (apparently it's incoming instead of outgoing, but the writing is very small and hard to read) has Lars Heljesson born in Nö (?) and coming from Gö. Lars first appears in the household accounts of 1817-1818 in Veddige, Telnebacka, Kullagå. Lars lived with his wife in vestra Hed, as an å of 7/24 of a farm. In 1836 the family moved to Loberg where Lars was an å with 1/2 of a farm. In the household accounts of 1854-1860 he is listed as undantag under the family of his oldest son Carl. The family farm has evidently been split half and half between the two oldest sons, Carl and Henrik. He was married to Stina Greta Carlsdotter on 17 Nov 1822 in Veddige, Halland, Sweden. At the time of marriage, Lars and Stina were from vestra Hed. Lars was a Tjanste (lowly?) farmhand and Stina was a maidservant.

19. Stina Greta Carlsdotter was born on 7 Feb 1802 in vestra Hed, Veddige, Halland, Sweden.⁽¹³⁾ The handmade document Graf Skreft has birth and death dates, but seems to have the arithmetic of length of life not quite right. She was baptized on 8 Feb 1802. Men witnesses were Sven Andersson and Hå Paulsson i vestra Hed. Women witnesses were Johanna Bö from Kä and Bö Bö from vestra Hed. She died on 6 Apr 1864 in Loberg, Veddige, Halland, Sweden. Age at death is given as 62 years, 2 months, 19 days. The handmade document Graf Skreft lists the name as Stina magreta Carlingnus doter. (sic) The birth record of daughter Anna Britta lists the name as Stina Greta Carl Magnedotter. Children were:

i. Anna Britta Larsdotter was born on 19 Feb 1823 in vestra Hed, Veddige, Halland, Sweden. She was baptized on 19 Feb 1823.⁽¹³⁾ Men sponsors were Jö Bö from Sprä Kulla and Johannes Gunnisson from nedra Kulla. Women sponsors were Johanna Bö from nedra Kulla and Britta Olsdotter from vestra Hed. She died on 14 Feb 1842 in Veddige, Halland, Sweden.⁽⁸²⁾ Age at death is given as 18 years, 11 months, 25 days. Cause of death is uncertain. She was buried on 18 Feb 1842 in Veddige, Halland, Sweden.
ii. Carl Larsson was born on 28 Apr 1826 in vestra Hed, Veddige, Sweden. Men sponsors were Berndt Svensson and Olaf Andersson from vestra Hed. Women sponsors were Ingerd Bö and Brita Andersdotter from vestra Hed. Age of mother was 23. He was baptized on 30 Apr 1826. He died on 21 Aug 1866 in Loberg, Veddige, Halland, Sweden.⁽⁸³⁾ Carl was a bonde at his death, of No. 1 Loberg.
iii. Henrik Larsson was born on 2 Aug 1829 in vestra Hed, Veddige, Halland, Sweden. He was baptized on 3 Aug 1829.⁽¹³⁾ Men sponsors were Johan Berndt Olson and Berndt Svensson from vestra Hed. Women sponsors were Anna Brita Andersdoter and Marta Luise Olsdotter from vestra Hed. Age of mother listed as 27. He immigrated in 1872 to America. ⁽⁸⁴⁾
iv. Berndt Larsson was born on 12 Jul 1832 in vestra Hed, Veddige, Halland, Sweden. He was baptized on 13 Jul 1832.⁽¹³⁾ Men sponsors were Berndt Swenson and Johan Berndt Olsson from vestra Hed. Women sponsors were Bö Bö and Marta Lena Olsdoter from vestra Hed. Age of mother listed as 30. He died on 13 Mar 1889 in Veddige, Halland, Sweden. ⁽⁸⁵⁾ Berndt was a backsittare at (Ö?) Hed No. 2 at the time of his death. Berndt became a farmhand in Sylleangred in 1853. Parish records show that farmhand Berndt left Veddige for Kongsbacka, a stad in Halland, in an entry dated October 14, 1856. Berndt and his wife and daughter came to Veddige as noted in an entry dated November, 1861.
v. Johannes Larsson⁽⁸⁶⁾ was born on 7 Oct 1835 in vestra Hed, Veddige, Sweden. He was baptized on 9 Oct 1835. Men sponsors were Berndt Svensson and Berndt Carlsson from vestra Hed . Women sponsors were Borta Bö and Christina (?) Olsdotter from vestra Hed. Mother's age was 33. Johannes spent time at the family farm 1864-1866 in Loberg.
vi. Andreas Larsson was born on 1 Jan 1839 in Loberg, Veddige, Sweden. He was baptized on 1 Jan 1839.⁽¹³⁾ Sponsors were Johannes Jö and his wife Ingierd (?) Heljesdotter from Sylliangar (?) and Johannes Heljesson and his wife from Nö parish. Age of mother was 37. He died on 13 Feb 1842 in Loberg, Veddige, Sweden. ⁽⁸⁷⁾ Father listed as Å. Age at death listed as 3 years, 1 (?) month, 11 days. Cause of death is uncertain. Andreas and his older sister Anna Britta were buried on the same day. He was buried on 18 Feb 1842 in Veddige, Halland, Sweden.
vii. Andreas Larsson⁽⁷⁷⁾ was born on 5 Aug 1842 in Loberg, Veddige, Sweden.⁽¹³⁾ Sponsors were Christen Olsson and Chritian (?) Christensdotter from Kulla and B. Andersson and his wife Pernilla (?). Entry in parish records is partly illegible. Mother introduced 4 Sep 1842. He was baptized on 5 Aug 1842. He immigrated in 1882 to Batavia, IL.⁽⁷⁷⁾ Andreas was evidently named after his brother who had died a few months before. Andreas became of member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Batavia, Illinois, on December 10, 1882. He was a communicant of that church.
9 viii. Anna Britta Larsdotter.

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