This kindly looking gentleman is Gustaf Abrahamson, the first son and third child of Robert Albin Abrahamson and Anna Karolina Karlsdotter. It is apparent from his birth register below that the family had just recently converted to the Seventh Day Adventist Faith. Unlike his first two siblings, Hilma and Anna, he is noted as "odöpt" or unbaptised in the State Church of Sweden.
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He was born 130 years ago this month in Östra Frölunda, Ålvsborg, Sweden. He married young at 23 and built a home on property given to him and nearby his father. They named it Aveholm. His wife Hanna and he had four children; Seth, Gunhild, Sara and Margareta. Their comfortable life ended with Hanna's young untimely death and Gustaf was left to raise the children alone. He did marry again but suffered an additional loss with the drowning death of his middle daughter Sarah.
Gustaf lived to be 93 years old and was remembered fondly by his family. A life well lived.
my Grand Uncle
Gustaf Abrahamson
b: 15 September 1887 Östra Frölunda, Sweden
d: 14 January 1980 Östra Frölunda, Sweden
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