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English
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Background of an Emigrant : A Peasant Family in Malmohuslan, Sweden
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Swedish-American Historical Quarterly
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2004
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55
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no.2
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68-83
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Kerstina (Karsti) Nilsdotter was born in Vallby, in Malmohus Province, Sweden, from which she emigrated to America in 1861. Prior to coming to America, Karsti was baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and, therefore, followed the call to come to America to join her fellow church members in Utah, making her one of about 7,500 Swedish Mormons who emigrated to America between 1850 and 1905.