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Stina Pettersdotter Torst was born in 1844 at Torstorp, Rydaholm, Sweden. She was the daughter of Peter Torst and his wife Anna Lisa Andersdotter. Peter Torst was a soldier in the Swedish Army. Stina Torst married Jonas Enquist on April 28, 1866 at Hånger, Sweden. Jonas Enquist was also a Swedish soldier and was later the church warden at Hånger Church. Jonas Enquist was born in 1828, and was a widower wth 5 young daughters at the time of his marriage to Stina Torst. Jonas Enquist and Stina Torst lived at #43 Kyrkelund next to the parish church. They had three children: (1) Peter August Enquist born in 1867 who immigrated to the United States in 1883 and died at a young age; (2) Amanda Elisa Enquist born in 1870 who immigrated to Worchester, Ma. in 1889: and (3) Augusta Louisa Enquist born in 1872 who immigrated to Joliet, Il. in 1891 and married Peter Norberg in Joliet in 1895. Stina Torst died on August 24, 1874, and was buried in the churchyard of Hånger Parish Church. Jonas Enquist would marry Inga Maria Svendsdotter as his third wife in 1876.

Antagen. Skarpskytt. Commenderad till Carlsborg.
Generalmönsterrullor - Jönköpings regemente (F) 393 (1859-1862) Bild 278 (AID: v50741.b278, NAD: SE/KrA/0023)

GMR 395: Erhöll afsked med anmälan till underhåll genast, skadad i Kronans tjenst. Tjent utmärkt väl
Generalmönsterrullor - Jönköpings regemente (F) 395 (1871-1875) Bild 6410 (AID: v50743a.b6410, NAD: SE/KrA/0023)
Generalmönsterrullor - Jönköpings regemente (F) 396 (1878-1881) Bild 292 (AID: v50744.b292, NAD: SE/KrA/0023)


Åminne (Kärda) topinventering av Sture Hedbjörk. Bodde i Ävjan (Svenstorp) med familjen. Flyttade till Hånger 11 oktober 1865.

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Kärda (F) AI:9 (1829-1838) Bild 339 / sid 321 (AID: v20712.b339.s321, NAD: SE/VALA/00207)

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Hånger (F) CI:7 (1908-1923) Bild 60 (AID: v170782.b60, NAD: SE/VALA/00150)

Bouppteckning med information om barnen finns
Östbo häradsrätt (F) FII:31 (1909-1911) Bild 340 / sid 16