Hilma Matilda Gustafsdotter Boström

Brief Life History of Hilma Matilda

When Hilma Matilda Gustafsdotter Boström was born on 31 December 1888, in Laxarby, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Gustaf Johannesson Boström, was 38 and her mother, Anna Elina Andersdotter, was 29. She married Lars Pontus Friman on 4 June 1910, in Åmål, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Åmål, Älvsborg, Sweden for about 6 years and Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States for about 20 years. She died on 16 May 1973, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lars Pontus Friman
1889–1936
Hilma Matilda Gustafsdotter Boström
1888–1973
Marriage: 4 June 1910
Margaret Freeman
1910–1994
Birget Freeman
1910–1999
Sigrid Evelyn Freeman
1914–1999
Lillian Elizabeth Freeman
1916–1997
Melvin Lars Freeman
1918–2006
Robert Donald Freeman
1921–1978
Reynold Richard Freeman
1924–2014
Vernon Edward Freeman
1927–1989

Sources (26)

  • Hilma Freeman, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Hilma M Freeman, "Washington Death Index, 1965-2014"
  • Helma Freeman in entry for Lars Freeman, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

World Events (8)

1889 · Washington Becomes a State

On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1912

Stockholm, Sweden hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Knute, Thor, Alf, Berger, Erik, Maren, Nels, Niels, Ylva.

Swedish (Boström): ornamental name composed of the elements bo ‘dwelling, farm’ + ström ‘river’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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