Train Robbery on the Illinois Central Railroad South of Paxton! Nov. 7, 1921
Train Robbery on the Illinois Central Railroad South of Paxton! Nov. 7, 1921
The Perilous Journey of the Johan Jonasson Family
We sometimes hear stories of the difficult journey of our immigrant ancestors. They faced many perils and obstacles. Previous to the beginning of air travel all of our ancestors came to the United States via ship. The exception being those who were already here, the native Americans. Whether it was on a wooden 17the century ship like the Mayflower or a steel ship of the 20th century like the Queen Mary, most of our ancestors crossed the Atlantic Ocean to get here. Some had a quick journey in modern times of less than a week. And for some unfortunate passengers, it took many weeks or months on a voyage filled with danger and death. Such is the extraordinary journey of the sailing ship Sagadahoc of Bath, Maine. In June of 1853 it would load 221 immigrant passengers in Gothenburg, Sweden bound for Boston, Massachusetts. Eight of these passengers were Johan Jonasson, his wife Johanna Andersdotter and their six sons; Carl, Fredrick, Adolph, Anders, Jonas an...
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