Anderson, Simon (Sweden to NJ?) & Son Joseph
Seeking info on Simon Anderson Emigrated from Sweden sometime prior to the Revolutionary War and settled in New Jersey near where the city of Camden now stands. Of his family, we have very little record except his son Joseph born in 1770.
Joseph Anderson...STORY: Native of NJ; removed to this county (Luzerne) in 1815, locating in Kingston township, on the farm now occupied and owned by A.J. Good. After spending some years there, he removed to Dallas, where he purchased another farm which he cleared during his lifetime. He was a very stout, robust man, a hard worker, and a person who believed in practicing the "Golden Rule" in his everyday life. He reared a family of FIVE children by two marriages. His wives were sisters, whose maiden name was Keiser. p 674 (1) ..He had SIX children by two marriages.. p. 676 (1)
!SOURCE: History of Luzerne Co. (1)
MARRIED: One wife was Catherine Keiser, c 1773-c 1860/70. (1)
Joseph m (1) Keiser, 3 children - Simon 1800, Margaret 1802, Barbary; m (2) Catherine Keiser - John 1811, James, Henry 1814, Charlotte 1817
Seeking ancestors & descendants of this family
on 2005-06-13 11:38:10
Strzelczyk , from Tafton PA, has been a Family Tree Circles member since Jun 2005. is researching the following names: STRZELCZYK, ONEY, CRISPELL and 3 other(s).
Comments
Mt great-grandmother (Katherine M. Anderson) born 1878 comes out of the Simon Anderson line. Would love to connect with you as I have been researching Simon for a few years and getting nowhere.
To share info, please contact me directly at Strzelcz@ptd.net not through MMS.
\
\Sharon