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Children to Abraham Andersson,1626  --  Children to Abraham Grafström(1656-1731) -- Children to Olof Grafström(1695-1770) -- Name and place list --Other Family names

The US/Swede Artist Olof Grafström   --  Doctor Olof K&oouml;rning

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Grafström family consist of several  lines, and there are hard to prove any connection between them. Most info on this page are  so far mainly from the line that are starting with Abraham in Nedansjö (includes a US line)
But I welcome any info I can get from the other parts of the family, all over the world. 

Family Trees are in Swedish - Syntax on the family trees are:
Given+Middle name Surname, f=Born, date (dd/mm yyyy)  i=in,  place, d=Dead  date,  in place , g=Married , date m=With, name  OR when date is missing gm=married with , name, f , d,  Bosatt i=living in, place----------(Note : some or all info can be missing)

The Grafström family from Jämtland county

The Grafström by Mårten Mårtensson in Stöde parish

The Grafström family from Dalarna County

The Grafström family from Avesta town

The Grafström family from Västergötland county

The Grafström family in Graftjärn and Rösåsen in Sättna parish (includes some of the Grafstrom family in USA)

The Grafström family in Långsele parish

Link to Grafström persons reported to me
Misc. unsorted persons with the name Grafström

The name Grafström is taken from the village Gräfta in medelpad
Some books claim that Anders G.(1702-1764) was the first who took the name Grafström (See table-2)

And personally the first written proof I have seen of the Grafström name is in the Säbrå parish birth record  C:1  / Svar : 61402 micro card 1 (Row11Col3Left)
when the child Margareta is born 30 Jan. 1727, father is Olof Abramsson Grafström

Among those who also took the name was his two brothers Abram and Olof who also lived in Gräfta.
They changed the name from Abramsson to Grafström. The brother Olof moved to the village Helgum in Säbrå perish. (close to the town Härnösand in Ångermanland county)
And the other brother stayed at home and inherited his fathers farm.

The name Abraham is commonly also used in the family from generation to generation until those days.
And it is mentioned so far back as 1400 about the 'farmer Abram in Gräftha.

The family in Nedansjö and Gräftha begins with

Anders in Nedansjö, 1450-90
Anders, Nedansjö, 1535
Anders Andersson, 1535 - 1560 in Nedansjö
Eric Andersson, 1569 - 1580 in Nedansjö
Anders Ersson  1595
Anders Andersson, 1642

Map of the Area
 

1. Abraham Andersson in Nedansjö b. ca 1626
married with Sara Nilsdotter , b. 1624 in Rigsta, Hässjö

Tabell-1 Children to #  1

2. Abraham Abrahamsson Grafström t.o. b. 1656 in Nedansjö, Stöde. Living in Gräfte, Stöde no.3 (tillträdde 1683). d. 1731-08-22 in Nedansjö no.7. Marriage
#1  m. 1683 with Märta Olofsdotter, b. 1663 ,  in Åsta Tuna, d. 1722-05-20 in Gräfte
#2  m. 1724 with Karin Jönsdotter - Berg, b. 1662 , d.1740

Tabell-2 Children to #  2

3. Olof Abramsson Grafström,  b. 11/11 1695 in Gräfte, Stöde parish, d. 16/9 1771 in Helgum, Säbrå parish

The farmer, Olof Abramson Grafström, b.1695 in Gräfte, Stöde sn. 1719 first time with Cherstin Jonsdotter Bure. b. 1697 , d. 9/12 1733
And with this marriage connected to the  family of distinguished heritage Bure, where also 'Stor-Mor in Dalom' (Big-Mother in Dalarna county) came from. Probably by connections, as the komminister Per Hogzelius and his wife; Catarina Grå in Stöde had, Olof came as young to Härnösand.
He seems to have pursued a rather successful Business in Härnösand and was granted as a burgher in 1719, the same year as he was married the first time. If he at this moment acquired the Helgum farm is not known. In 1721 The Russians attacked Sweden and burned down several towns, the farm in Helgum was not spared. The family fled to Stockholm And returned when things had calmed down, the farm was rebuilt and the family probably moved in 1727. Olof Abramsson Grafström is calling back his burgher ship in the city at that time. During this period some of the younger children became foster kids in the town Sundsvall.
Earlier the same year Olof inherited by the dean widow Madame Elisabeth Lund, 7 seland land, where 1/4 seland was on Lung-island and an old barn in Säbrå worth  850 daler k:mt. Wife Stina Jonsdotter had  earlier , half by inhertage.
Olofs wife Cherstin Jonsdotter Bure died in child bed  9/12 1733 after giving birth to triplets.
( noted in Birth book are those Quotes from the Holy Bible : Jeremia 20:18 , Job 3:11 , Job 10:18 )
In 1734 Olof is remarried with the farmers daughter Cherstin Pehrsdotter from Lindom in Häggdångers sn. b. 1717, d. 8/2 1781

Children to Olof Abramsson Grafström in his 1:st marriage with Cherstin Jonsdotter - Bure

Tabell-3

Children to Olof Abramsson Grafström in his 2:nd marriage with Cherstin Pehrsdotter

Tabell-4

Do you want to see more paintings ? Follow the Carl line above

Painting by prof. Olof Grafström (1855-1933)
Waterfall - 1900
Oil on canvas 22-1/8 x 30-1/2 / © copyright Augustana College Art Collection
Prof. Olof is the son-dau.-son-son to Carl b. 1747

Starting with Abraham Andersson b. 1626
Familytree with Name and location list generated by the program 'Min-släkt'

Other Surnames of interest connected to the Grafström family:

Bure

Some different theories exist about the origin

My connection ;  the Bure family tree

here is a link to An famous Bure relative

Another relative and his ancestor tree

Booze

Olof Mikaelsson. Mayor in Hudiksvall. From Sachsen in Germany, noble family. The name is taken from
a knight's castle belonging to the family.
His wife, who was born on Högs kings house near Hudiksvall have her roots in straight line down
to the King Saint Olof's sister son in Norway by the family Harald Hårfager, which according to description
have been emigrated from Norway to Hälsingland and moved in to the above mentioned kings house
in Högs parish.

Stigzelius

The family originate from Stigsjö parish in Ångermanland province and the name was known already in the end of 1500

Sternelius

The family originate from Härnösand.

Brunnius

The family originate from Brunne village in Stigsjö parish in Ångermanland province.

Steuchius

The family originate from Ångermanland province.

Wallin

The family originate from Vibyggerå , Ångermanland province.

Lidman

The family originate from Indalsliden in Medelpad province.

Körning

The family originate from Körnings village in Nordingrå parish in Ångermanland province.
Progenitor for the family was the farmer Göran Olofsson. His son the farmer Grönsson
in Körninge village,Nordingrå. His son Olaus Olai Körning b. 1627 d. 1700 Vicar and dean in Tuna, Medelpad county
married to Magdalena Stigzelius, Vicars daughter in Ljustorp, Medelpad. Their son the  Magistrate Georg Olof Körning
Vice vicar in Attmar parish, b. 1669, d. 1710. Married to Inga-Höög, mayors daughter from Söderhamn town, and daughter daughter to the dean in Tuna, Medelpad, Olaus Beronius Lidman.

Personalier - (Obituary) of  the Royal  Maj:ts trusted man, the Bishop at Hernösands diocese, in life Highly Revered and wide famed gentlemen now at God for ever blessed Doktor Olof Kiörning most remarkable funeral the 6 of sept 1778 in Säbrå church, carried out by a christian interment ceremony by Olof E. Sebrelius, dean at Ångermanlands south and west [rural] deanery and vicar in Gudmundrå.

Printed at And. Joh. Medelpad, Stockholm 1779.

Hellberg

The family originate from Härnösand, of a district court judge family, by the name Christoffer.

Tunvall

The family originate from the member of the parliament in 1:st chamber .... knight of
W. O. Jonas Martin Sjölunds yard, by the same family in Skjöle, Tuna parish, Medelpad. This family originates from the mothers side from Grafström's family in Stöde.

Nässen-Grafström

Originates from the farmer Abraham Abrahamsson-Grafström in Gräfte, Stöde parish.

Vasell-Grafström

Vassell Andreas, b. in Jämtland 1759. District governor  1787.
County governor in Jämtland county 1811. d. 1828

Hasselgren-Grafström

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