Ninth Generation


59. Johan Constantin SJÖBERG was born on 7 August 1867 in Södra Säm, Älvsborg län, Sweden. He came in 1892. His wife, Victor, and Ruth left Sweden from Gothenburg via Liverpool on the Labrador 6 May 1893 and arrived 1 Jun 1893.

In their early years here, the family lived at 46 Bunon Street in Providence.

He was a machinist by occupation and lived with his family in a house he owned at 276 Woodbine, Auburn, Cranston, RI.

Johan Constantin SJÖBERG and Charlotte B. were married about 1885 in Sweden. Charlotte B. was born in December 1863 in Sweden.

Johan Constantin SJÖBERG and Charlotte B. had the following children:

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John B. SJÖBERG was born in 1886. He died on 7 November 1896 at the age of 10 in Providence, RI.

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Victor D. SJÖBERG was born on 29 November 1888 in Sweden. At the time of his draft registration for World War I, he was a postal clerk and single.

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Ruth M. A. SJÖBERG.

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Esther S. SJÖBERG was born on 14 December 1894 in Providence, RI.

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Judith A. C. SJÖBERG was born on 19 March 1897 in Providence, RI.

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Albert Nathaniel SJÖBERG was born on 14 July 1899 in Providence, RI. At the time of registration for the WW1 draft, he was a clerk at the Universal Winding Co. in Cranston and living in Cranston. His next of kin was his mother, who was living at 216 Woodbine Street in Providence. One leg was shorter than the other due to Infantile paralysis. He attended Brown University, Class of 1923 (picture on ancestry.com). He was studious, quiet and retiring. He intended to go in the ministry or education.

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Lillian SJÖBERG was born on 16 January 1902 in Providence, RI. In the 1926 City Directory, she was living at home, 276 Woodbine in the Auburn section of Cranston, and was a stenographer.

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Alice E. SJÖBERG was born on 16 February 1905 in Providence, RI. In the 1926 City Directory, she was living at home - 276 Woodbine in Auburn, Cranston, RI, and was working as a clerk.