Anna Sophia Petersson b. 24 Dec 1876 Örebro, Sweden d. 25 Mar 1938 Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA: Smith Family Tree

Anna Sophia Petersson

1876 - 1938 (61 years)

Name	Anna Sophia Petersson [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	24 Dec 1876	Örebro, Sweden [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
Gender	Female
Immigration	7 May 1914	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [1, 5, 6, 7]
	Carl and Anna departed Hamburg, Germeny on 25 Apr 1914, with Axel, Edith, Emil, Oscar, Helge, and Ernest, enroute to Liverpool aboard SS Marylebone -- Departed Liverpool aboard SS Franconia
		Ship-SS Franconia RMS Franconia passing Castle Island in Boston Harbor -- The RMS Franconia was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line. She was launched on 23 July 1910 at the Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her maiden voyage in February 1911, was between Liverpool and Boston, USA. She was nicked name the Bathroom ship as…
Census	1920	Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [5]
	Relation to Head: Wife; Residence Marital Status: Married
Census	1930	Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [7]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Death	25 Mar 1938	Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [4, 9]
Burial	Highland Cemetery, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [4]
		Highland Cemetery Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find a Grave: #91073
Person ID	I25274	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family Carl Emil Ostrom, b. 24 Nov 1871, Skedevi, Östergötland, Sweden d. 16 May 1957, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 85 years)

Marriage 21 Oct 1894 Skedevi, Östergötland, Sweden

Children

	1. Emil Alfred Alexander Ostrom, b. 28 Jan 1904, Västra Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden d. 20 Dec 1967, Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Edith Theresia Ostrom, b. 5 Oct 1901, Västra Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden d. 23 Apr 1993, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 91 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Ernest Algot Ostrom, b. 25 Jun 1912, Västra Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden d. 18 Nov 1974, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Lydia Marie Ostrom, b. 4 Nov 1896, Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden d. 11 Feb 1995, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 98 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Helge Edward Ostrom, b. 4 Oct 1909, Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden d. 29 Aug 1973, Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Oscar Ivan 'Evan' Ostrom, b. 9 May 1907, Västra Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden d. 9 Jan 2001, East Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 93 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Ethel Irene Ostrom, b. 13 Jan 1916, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 May 2004, Hyde Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Carl Werner Ostrom, b. 28 Dec 1894, Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden d. 27 Dec 1935, Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 40 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Axel Hjalmar Leonard Ostrom, b. 6 Mar 1899, Västra Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden d. 16 Aug 1982, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F10325 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 24 Dec 1876 - Örebro, Sweden
	Marriage - 21 Oct 1894 - Skedevi, Östergötland, Sweden
	Immigration - Carl and Anna departed Hamburg, Germeny on 25 Apr 1914, with Axel, Edith, Emil, Oscar, Helge, and Ernest, enroute to Liverpool aboard SS Marylebone -- Departed Liverpool aboard SS Franconia - 7 May 1914 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Residence Marital Status: Married - 1920 - Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1930 - Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Death - 25 Mar 1938 - Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Burial - - Highland Cemetery, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

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People

OSTROM-Anna and Carl family
From Claes and Anna Johnson's family photos, Carl and Anna Ostrom's family with Carl's brother Hjalmar Ostrom. Children's 1st names from oldest to youngest: Carl, Lydia, Axel, Edith, Emil, Oscar, Helge. (not in photo Erenst and Ethel) -- n_mail14 originally shared this on 18 Apr 2017

Places

Ship-SS Franconia
RMS Franconia passing Castle Island in Boston Harbor -- The RMS Franconia was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line. She was launched on 23 July 1910 at the Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her maiden voyage in February 1911, was between Liverpool and Boston, USA. She was nicked name the Bathroom ship as…

Sources

[S1205] Ancestry.com, UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;).

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

[S1230] Ancestry.com, Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1859-1943, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Swedish Church Records Archive; Johanneshov, Sweden; Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1880-1920; GID Number: 142.141.30100; Roll/Fiche Number: CK3091; Volume: SCB; Year Range: 1898 - 1920.

Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1859-1943
Swedish Church Records Archive; Johanneshov, Sweden; Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1880-1920; GID Number: 142.141.30100; Roll/Fiche Number: CK3091; Volume: SCB; Year Range: 1898 - 1920

[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_723; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 218.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_723; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 218

[S466] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943; NAI Number: 4319742; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004;.

Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943; NAI Number: 4319742; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004;

[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 935; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0077; Image: 686.0; FHL microfilm: 2340670.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 935; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0077; Image: 686.0; FHL microfilm: 2340670
[S2836] Sveriges Släktforskarförbund, comp, Sweden, Births from the Swedish Death Index, 1947-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;).
[S427] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;).

Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980
[S1177] Ancestry.com, Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1859-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Genline AB; Johanneshov, Sweden; GID Number: 142.141.7900; Roll/Fiche Number: CK3091.

Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1859-1947
Genline AB; Johanneshov, Sweden; GID Number: 142.141.7900; Roll/Fiche Number: CK3091

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