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Ashland, I just checked the Michigan burial record link that was posted here and Eva and Japhet are not there. So I'm leaning toward Finland death for Eva. Thank You Janice Oops, maybe I didn't explain clearly. I know they're not listed as being buried in Michigan. But some of their descendants are...

I am looking for death record for my gr grandmother Eva Leinonen born Värylä, Puolanka, Oulu 30 Dec 1814. She married Japhet Kähkonen. I was able to trace Eva and Japhet attending their son's wedding in Michigan, U.S. in April, 1904, last time I saw them alive. Thank You Janice I think you mistyped...

I asked a serious question. I didn't expect a dismissive, rather snarky answer. Why should the name mean something? Because Finland didn't legally require surnames until 1920-21. Before then, surnames, particularly in Western Finland, were names of places (farms, landmarks) or occupations, describin...

Help with two questions, please? I apologize in advance for the length. 1. What does Sunnari mean? 2. How did Sunnari change to Sunnarborg? My 4th G-grandfather 'last name' was Sunnari. I recently found a DNA cousin in Helsinki, named Jari Sunnari. Neither of us can figure out what Sunnari means. Al...

Back in 1990, we got an official Pyhäjoki parish record on my Great Grandfather and his birth family. His name was Matti Thomaesson Wäärälä Kantola (b. 27 Feb 1873). You can see part of his family here. https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut_eng/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=19824&pnum=784 The parish rec...