Westerholm Family


As the story goes, one of our ancestors moved in the early 1700s from Lestijarvi in Finland to a farm near Rejpelt to work. He married the farmer's daughter and adopted the name of the farm, "West." It was customary at the time to adopt the name of your location. The West family lived on the West Farm for five generations. Around 1840, Hans West moved to Jakobstad, presumably because an older sibling had inherited the farm, and changed his name to "Westerholm." Thor Westerholm emigrated with his family in 1959 to White Plains, New York.



Hans, Helena and family, 1869


Hans Westerholm
b. 20 July 1825 in Rejpelt, Vörå, Finland
d. 30 June 1902 in Jakobstad, Finland
m1.
Brita Caisa Andersdotter Rudnäs
b. 15 February 1827
d. 29 August 1868
m2.
Helena Sundquist
b. 7 January 1829 in Terijarv, Finland
d. 18 September 1904


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Children of Hans and Brita:

Chatarina Carolina Westerholm 1850
Anna Wilhelmina Westerholm 1851-1953
Sven Eric Westerholm 1853-1947
Johan Efrain Westerholm 1857
Lovisa Augusta Westerholm 1858
Jenny Wilhelmina Westerholm 1854-1857
Johanna Sofia Westerholm 1860-1863
Edla Matilda Westerholm 1861-1861
Hilda Maria Westerholm 1863-1863
Otto Wilhelm Westerholm 1864-1866
Karl Axel Westerholm 1866-1867
Karl Gustav Westerholm 1867-1924           *
Anna Maria Westerholm 1870-1885
Hans Viktor Ivar Westerholm 1873-1890


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Karl Gustav Westerholm
b. 30 October 1867 in Jakobstad, Finland
d. 15 January 1924 in Jakobstad, Finland
m.
Johanna Mathilda Widman
b. 12 July 1869 in Jakobstad, Finland
d. 11 October 1956 in Jakobstad, Finland


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Children of Karl and Johanna:

Gosta Westerholm 1893-1975
Elvi Westerholm 1891-1918
Thor Viktor Westerholm 1896-1967       *
Irma Westerholm 1906-1981
Rakel Westerholm 1902-1975




Thor, ca. 1924


Thor Viktor Westerholm
b. 3 March 1896 in Jakobstad, Finland
d. 1 April 1967 in White Plains, NY, USA
m.
Ruth Margit Höglund
b. 20 July 1905 in Oulais, Finland
d. 13 July 1970 in White Plains, NY, USA

Ferncliff Mausoleum, M08N, G3, A, 2
280 Secor Road, Hartsdale, NY 10530



Location in Mausoleum

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Children of Thor and Ruth Margit:

Sven Thor Gustaf Westerholm b. 1932, d. 12 April, 2015
Inga Margaretha Westerholm 1934-
Gustaf Westerholm 1938-                      *


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Gustaf Westerholm
b. 13 June 1938 in Jakobstad, Finland
m.
Linda Birgitta Langsjo
b. 28 February 1941 in Jakobstad, Finland


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Children of Gustaf and Gitta:

Micael Gustaf Westerholm 1961-            *
Peter Sven Westerholm 1964-


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Micael Gustaf Westerholm
b. 20 March 1961 in White Plains, NY, USA
m.
Carolyn Pinto
b. 22 February 1963 in White Plains, NY, USA




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