Category: Swanson family history

  • Saskatchewan Homesteading

    The North-West Territories became the province of Saskatchewan on September 1, 1905. Its political leaders at the time proclaimed its destiny was to become Canada’s most powerful province. Saskatchewan embarked on an ambitious province-building program based on its Anglo-Canadian culture and wheat production for the export market. Population quintupled from 91,000 in 1901 to 492,000…

  • Grant Swanson

    Minnesota Death RecordsSwanson, GrantCertificate Number: 1966-MN-007961Death: March 27, 1966County of Death: Ramsey County, MinnesotaMother’s Maiden Name: MOENDate of Birth: Sep 27 1907Place of Birth: OUT OF STATE Saskatchewan Genealogy IndexRegistration Number: 6822Last Name: SWANSONFirst Name: RICHARDSex: MBirth Date: Sep 22 1907Place of Birth: SWANSON [Saskatchewan]Mother THEOLINE SWANSONFather ABRAHAM D SWANSON Married to Vange. Possibly the…

  • Selmer Swanson

    Minnesota Death Records: Swanson, SelmerCertificate Number: 1985-MN-006836Death: March 18, 1985County of Death: Hennepin County, MinnesotaMother’s Maiden Name: MOENDate of Birth: Oct 5 1899Place of Birth: MINNESOTA Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Homestead RecordsNo dates are given in the finding aid.Swanson, Selmer : NE 19-22-12-W3Swanson, Selmer : NW 5-34-02-W2(Swanson, Clarence, also has an adjacent homestead record :…

  • Addison Telford Swanson

    Known as Telford Minnesota death certificate: Swanson, Addison TelfordCertificate Number: 1989-MN-006202Death: March 3, 1989County of Death: Hennepin County, MinnesotaDetails: Mother’s Maiden Name: MOEN, Date of Birth: Oct 27 1902Place of Birth: OUT OF STATE A search of the Saskatchewan Homestead Records for Addison or Telford Swanson comes up empty, although his older brother Selmer and…

  • St. Ambrose Cemetery

    This information comes from the St. Ambrose Cemetery web page on the Saskatoon Gen Web. It was compiled in August 1999 by Randi Bender. Located on St. Ambrose Cemetery Road, off of Highway 45 between Swanson and Ardath in the rural municipality of Montrose, Saskatchewan. The cemetery was founded in 1902 and has served the…

  • Unidentified Photos

    Ida and Isabel Photo of “Aunt Ida and Aunt Isabel”, and a photo of “Isabel and mother.” So Isabel and Ida were sisters of either Theolene or Abraham. The postcard from Turtle River of June 1910 was addressed to A. D. Swanson in Swanson, Saskatchewan, and said “Dear Brother, How are you we are O.K. living…

  • Dominion Land Survey

    W3 = West of 3rd MeridianThe 2nd Meridian is 102° west, forming the northern part of the Manitoba–Saskatchewan boundaryThe 3rd Meridian at 106° west, near Moose Jaw and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan. Township 31 – Range 8 — West of the Third. Abraham David Swanson homesteaded on the north-west corner of section 30 sometime before…

  • Swanson, Saskatchewan

    The hamlet of Swanson, Saskatchewan, Canada, is located on the Canadian National Railway about70 km southwest of Saskatoon along Highway 45. Photos of Swanson, Saskatchewan, from the family collection Information from other sources Canada-Rail Prairie Towns The photo was likely taken from the railway water tower located NE of the Railway Station. The stores pictured…

  • Abraham David Swanson

    Saskatchewan eHealth Genealogy IndexDeath Record Number: 1298Last Name: SWANSONFirst Name: ABRAHAM DSex: MDeath Date (yyyy/mm/dd) 1912/ 5/ 10Place of Death: Abraham David Swanson is buried in the St. Ambrose Cemetery located near Swanson, Saskatchewan. His headstone records the same date as the death record and gives his age at 30 years 6 months, placing his…

  • Clarence Swanson

    1904–1943 ? Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Homestead RecordsNo dates are given in the finding aid. Swanson, Clarence: NE 5-34-02-W2(Selmer has a homestead record for an adjacent quarter: NW 5-34-02-W2, so this is probably our Clarence. These locations are not near the town of Swanson.) There do not seem to be any pertinent records in the…