When Johan Hellstrom was born on 29 April 1834, in Gagnef, Kopparberg, Sweden, his father, Jans Per Jansson, was 24 and his mother, Brita Olofsdotter, was 22. He married Mait Persdotter on 1 July 1858, in Mora, Kopparberg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1864 and lived in School District 5 Lost Creek, Deer Lodge, Montana, United States in 1910. He died on 31 March 1913, in Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana, United States.
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Swedish (Hellström): ornamental name composed of the elements häll ‘(flat) rock’ (as used in placenames) + ström ‘river’. Compare Helstrom and Hillstrom .
Possibly also an Americanized form of Swedish Hällström (see Hallstrom 2), a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesFamily History of Johan Hellstrom By Lily Faith Tarkalson Johan Hellstrom was born 29 April, 1834 at Gagnef, Kopparberg, Sweden, The son of Jans Per Jansson and Britt Olsson. He was married 1 July, …
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