The Finland Connection
Most of this information came to me from a relative in Finland.
This relative was identified through DNA. I had taken the AncestryDNA test (recommended!) and after getting those results I uploaded the raw DNA data for free to MyHeritage. That site immediately brought me a connection to a 3rd cousin in Finland. I sent an email asking if they have a Maria Gustafsson born in 1859 who moved to America, had a daughter Mary and may have been married to a Kronquist / Kronqvist. I didn't really expect and answer. Most people ignore questions like this! She responded that it was her husbands DNA and she knew right away who I was talking about.
Although I have been confirming information as I go along, please make every effort you can to confirm all information through proper sources.
This relative was identified through DNA. I had taken the AncestryDNA test (recommended!) and after getting those results I uploaded the raw DNA data for free to MyHeritage. That site immediately brought me a connection to a 3rd cousin in Finland. I sent an email asking if they have a Maria Gustafsson born in 1859 who moved to America, had a daughter Mary and may have been married to a Kronquist / Kronqvist. I didn't really expect and answer. Most people ignore questions like this! She responded that it was her husbands DNA and she knew right away who I was talking about.
Although I have been confirming information as I go along, please make every effort you can to confirm all information through proper sources.