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Hans Ahlstrom (born c.1869) —
of Bridgewater, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Sweden,
about 1869.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgewater, 1921-22.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Phillip Anderson (1885-1977) —
also known as Edward P. Anderson —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Patterson, Putnam
County, N.Y., December
9, 1885.
Dentist;
Prohibition candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1914, 1916;
treasurer of Connecticut Prohibition Party, 1922-27.
Swedish ancestry.
Died May 10,
1977 (age 91 years, 152
days).
Interment at Zion Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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John Oscar Ceder (1874-1948) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Finland,
August
16, 1874.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1919-20.
Finnish ancestry.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
11, 1948 (age 74 years, 117
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Mabel Mercer. |
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John Christensen (1890-1970) —
of Wilson, Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., July 25,
1890.
Republican. Vegetable
grower; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1933-42; member of
Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 1943.
Congregationalist.
Danish and German
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., January
24, 1970 (age 79 years, 183
days).
Interment at Palisado
Cemetery, Windsor, Conn.
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Franklin S. Forsberg (1905-2002) —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
21, 1905.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; publishing
executive; U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, 1981-85.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., March
29, 2002 (age 96 years, 159
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lile Gibbons —
also known as Lile Rasmuson —
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; elected 2000.
Female.
Swedish ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Elmer
Edwin Rasmuson and Lile (Bernard) Rasmuson; married to John A.
Gibbons, Jr. |
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Aaron Johnson (born c.1858) —
of South Manchester, Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Sweden,
about 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Manchester, 1909-12; first
selectman of Manchester, Connecticut, 1919-21.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Martin E. Pierson (born c.1874) —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Sweden,
about 1874.
Republican. Contractor;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bristol, 1913-14.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John A. Pilgard (c.1866-1935) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Denmark,
about 1866.
Democrat. Grocer; banker;
elected mayor
of Hartford, Conn. 1935, but died before taking office.
Danish ancestry.
Died, following gall
bladder surgery, in St. Francis Hospital,
Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
14, 1935 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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