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My mother, who was very proud of her Finnish heritage, repeated bits of stories about Finland told to her by her mother who immigrated to America as a young unmarried woman in 1902. One of those bits of family history was a succinct report that my great grandfather somehow "lost" the family farm in Laitila, which appears to have been in my grandmother's family for several generations spanning about 200 years. I believe the attached document may tell at least part of the story of that loss.
I am posting the document, which I found in the Digital Archives of the National Archives of Finland (digi.narc.fi), in the hopes that someone can kindly help with a translation. It is in Finnish, refers to Siuru farm in Soukais and appears to be dated 1899. Henrik Robert Matinpoika was my great grandfather. I am grateful for help in extracting any information from it at all.
Thank you,
karogo
My mother, who was very proud of her Finnish heritage, repeated bits of stories about Finland told to her by her mother who immigrated to America as a young unmarried woman in 1902. One of those bits of family history was a succinct report that my great grandfather somehow "lost" the family farm in Laitila, which appears to have been in my grandmother's family for several generations spanning about 200 years. I believe the attached document may tell at least part of the story of that loss.
I am posting the document, which I found in the Digital Archives of the National Archives of Finland (digi.narc.fi), in the hopes that someone can kindly help with a translation. It is in Finnish, refers to Siuru farm in Soukais and appears to be dated 1899. Henrik Robert Matinpoika was my great grandfather. I am grateful for help in extracting any information from it at all.
Thank you,
karogo