Declarations of Intent for Clatsop County, Oregon to 1888:
Finns and Russians
Compiled by Liisa Penner
These are people who filled out their first papers for U.S. citizenship. They were
listed as being citizens of Russia, but most of them were actually Finnish. The
declaration of intent forms can be ordered from the Clatsop County Clerk, 749 Commercial,
Astoria, OR 97103. They have been microfilmed by members of the L.D.S. Church. Unfortunately,
the papers before 1906 have little useful information.
One page of the original records had dates that were out of order (1880 & 1881).
The reason for this is unknown. Many of the names appear to be misspelled, but I
tried to keep them as they appeared in the original indexes.
The main reason the Finns became naturalized, I believe, was so they could get homestead
land. Many of the names here are also in the homestead indexes. A book on the Clatsop
County homesteads is available through the Clatsop County Genealogy Society, c/o
the Astoria Public Library, 450 Exchange, Astoria OR 97103. Homestead records are
also available through the L.D.S. Church.
Abramson, Alex
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February 20, 1888
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Abramson, Frank G.
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October 13, 1887
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Abramson, Stephen
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August 11, 1887
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Aho, Paul
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December 10, 1887
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Akalahti, Erik
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May 20, 1884
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Anderson, Alex
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February 20, 1882
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Anderson, Alfred
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December 1, 1887
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Anderson, Andrew
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October 15, 1880
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Anderson, Andrew
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March 12, 1888
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Anderson, Charles
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November 21, 1887
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Anderson, Charles E.
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December 5, 1887
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Anderson, E. G.
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November 8, 1877
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Anderson, Jacob
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July 21, 1883
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Anderson, John
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February 20, 1888
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Anderson, Leander
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March 6, 1888
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Anderson, M. K.
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November 1, 1884
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Anderson, Matt
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May 2, 1887
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Anderson, Peter
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March 30, 1872
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Anet, Antti
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August 9, 1882
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Anet, Eljas
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August 9, 1882
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Annala, Alexander
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August 6, 1887
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Annala, John
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February 14, 1888
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Autiosaara, Johan P.
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August 19, 1881
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Baker, Jakob E.
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November 21, 1887
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Bakka, Andrew
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January 5, 1886
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Balo, Matt
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November 7, 1887
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Batru, Henrik
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January 5, 1887
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Beasley, John
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February 14, 1888
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Bell, Henry
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March 12, 1887
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Bentilla, Andrew
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August 26, 1884
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Berilla, Andrew
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February 21, 1879
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Berkman, Albert
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January 16, 1884
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Bighill, Lee
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November 6, 1884
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Birch, Anton
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October 12, 1880
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Black, John
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August 26, 1884
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Bommalla, John August
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March 16, 1885
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Booti, John
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October 29, 1887
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Bork, William
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January 3, 1888
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Bostrom, John
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July 12, 1880
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Brown, Leander
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December 1, 1887
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Brown, Louis
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January 10, 1883
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Buotinen, Alexander
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April 30, 1888
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Carland, Axel
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November 21, 1887
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Carlson, Albert P.
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December 6, 1887
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Carlson, Andrew
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August 5, 1886
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Carlson, Fred
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August 6, 1887
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Carman, Henry
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August 3, 1880
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Carson, Charles E.
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December 17, 1886
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Cary, Peter
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January 31, 1888
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Chilstrom, John
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October 29, 1886
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Christiansen, John
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August 8, 1885
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Dall, Carl
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November 24, 1883
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Danson, H.
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October 11, 1877
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Empo, Martin
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October 18, 1880
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Enquest, Alfred
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May 8, 1886
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Erickson, Henry B.
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January 3, 1888
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Erickson, Thomas
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October 29, 1887
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Erikson, H.
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November 20, 1883
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Eskola, Henrik
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January 11, 1886
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Fall, Frederick
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July 28, 1879
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Fargerlund, Gustaf Adolf
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July 21, 1888
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Flink, Carl M.
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January 12, 1887
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Forsman, John F.
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July 24, 1886
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Forsman, Matt
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January 3, 1888
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Fox, Adam
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October 22, 1877
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Fraser, Charles
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July 17, 1871
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Frazier, Alexander
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May 8, 1886
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Frazier, Thomas
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May 8, 1886
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Fredrickson, Alex
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January 19, 1886
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Fredrig, Andrew Y. Y. [?]
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October 10, 1887
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Frohnert, Rudolph
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December 15, 1886
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Gammelgard, John
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February 6, 1892
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Gangas, Alli
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October 19, 1885
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Grairala, Lars
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August 9, 1883
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Granlund, Joseph
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September 1, 1879
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Greenbloome, August
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September 5, 1888
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Gustafson, Charlie
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October 2, 1885
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Gustafson, Fredrick
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October 11, 1886
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Gustafson, Gustaf
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September 29, 1884
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Gustafson, Jacob
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August 19, 1879
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Gustafson, John
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January 30, 1888
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Gustafson, John
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November 11, 1878
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Habaganus, John
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June 4, 1888
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Haggblom, Martin
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November 3, 1887
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Haglund, Matts
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May 16, 1884
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Hakala, John
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March 6, 1883
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Hannila, Ferdinand
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March 18, 1885
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Hannuksela, Jacob
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February 14, 1888
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Hansen, Charles
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March 21, 1888
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Hansen, Fred
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February 20, 1886
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Hansen, Jacob
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February 13, 1888
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Hansen, Leander
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September 3, 1888
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Hanson, Andrus
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January 3, 1888
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Hanssen, John
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April 24, 1885
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Harbed, Martin
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August 4, 1884
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Haukela, Jacob
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August 23, 1886
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Hedman, Herman
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January 11, 1886
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Heiklin, Thomas
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November 21, 1885
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Heikoreinen, John E.
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April 26, 1880
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Heitonen, Erik
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August 14, 1888
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Hendricksen, Fred
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March 3, 1885
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Hendricksen, Olof
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February 2, 1886
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Hendrickson, Andrew
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December 16, 1887
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Hendrickson, Gustaf
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October 24, 1884
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Hendrickson, Jacob
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December 16, 1887
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Hendrickson, John
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May 27, 1859
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Hendrickson, Matts
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January 19, 1885
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Hendrickson, Sam
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November 21, 1887
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Henrickson, August
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August 4, 1888
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Henrikson, Henri
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August 2, 1888
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Henrikson, Peter
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October 22, 1880
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Hill, Harvey
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August 3, 1888
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Hillback, John
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December 1, 1887
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Hillberg, Sophie
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August 23, 1883
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Hillstrom, Axel
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November 8, 1883
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Hillstrom, John P.
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February 20, 1879
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Hilstrom, August
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April 9, 1879
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Hilstrom, Charles A.
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August 11, 1886
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Hirvas, Mik
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August 2, 1882
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Holman, Alexander
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December 3, 1887
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Holmstrom, John W.
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September 2, 1886
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Hossa, Jacob
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December 24, 1885
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Hostrom, Nikolas
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August 2, 1888
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Howini [?], Johan
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July 1, 1884
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Huhtala, Abraham
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August 2, 1882
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Huhtala, John
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August 2, 1882
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Isaksen, J. H.
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April 9, 1886
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Isolo, Herman
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August 3, 1888
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Itkanen, Erick
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August 18, 1888
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Jackson, Jacob
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December 10, 1887
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Jackson, Martin
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July 21, 1883
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Jackson, Martin
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August 22, 1885
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Jacobson, Gustaf
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August 7, 1882
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Jacobson, Jacob
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November 11, 1884
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Jacobson, Otto
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April 10, 1888
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Jansen, Andro
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August 22, 1882
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Jansen, Benjamin
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August 15, 1885
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Jarvie, Olof
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August 3, 1888
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Johanson, Matt
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April 17, 1886
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Johnson, Alexander
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October 29, 1887
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Johnson, Alexander
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December 5, 1885
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Johnson, Andrew
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January 3, 1888
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Johnson, Andrew
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April 10, 1882
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Johnson, Antone
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September 9, 1885
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Johnson, Antone
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September 9, 1885
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Johnson, Charles
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November 1, 1876
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Johnson, Charley
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September 16, 1884
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Johnson, Fred
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October 30, 1886
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Johnson, Gus
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June 5, 1886
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Johnson, John
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August 18, 1886
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Johnson, John
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January 19, 1888
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Johnson, John O.
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January 3, 1888
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Johnson, Nels
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August 12, 1887
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Johnson, Olof
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August 7, 1886
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Johnson, Peter
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August 3, 1888
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Jonson, Johan O.
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September 26, 1887
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Juntilla, Jacob
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March 6, 1888
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Juntti, Gustaf
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November 7, 1887
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Kaimber, Andrew
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April 10, 1882
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Kangas, Andrew
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February 20, 1880
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Kangas, Henri
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November 11, 1887
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Kantola, Andrew
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April 12, 1888
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Kari, Andrew
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January 30, 1886
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Karki, Hendrik
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August 2, 1888
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Karlson, Arvid
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December 6, 1887
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Karlson, John
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April 5, 1888
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Karlson, Karl
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November 8, 1886
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Karlson, Wiktor
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September 1, 1888
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Kartola, Mattias
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August 12, 1884
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Karvonen, Joseph
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August 8, 1884
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Kaski, Gustaf
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December 15, 1883
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Kaurela, Johan H.
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August 2, 1888
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Keko, Simon
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August 9, 1879
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Kelli, Matti
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August 29, 1883
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Killi, Daniel
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November 3, 1884
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Kilpela, Johan Abraham
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November 3, 1884
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Koistinen, Matti
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February 8, 1888
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Kola, Alfred
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April 3, 1886
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Kola, Andrew
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July 29, 1887
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Korpela, Charles
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August 19, 1884
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Korvelin, Charles
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April 3, 1876
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Koski, Andrew
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November 3, 1887
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Koski, John Otto
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November 3, 1887
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Kynsijarvi, Olof
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August 19, 1881
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Laesy [?], William
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August 2, 1883
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Langila, Alberd
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August 2, 1888
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Lanto, Aron
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March 15, 1884
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Lanto, Gustaf
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March 15, 1884
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Larsen, August
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January 19, 1888
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Latti, David
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August 4, 1888
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Lauri, Fred
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August 2, 1888
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Laurila, John Adolf
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September 1, 1879
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Lebeck, Leander
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March 9, 1888
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Leis, John L.
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July 19, 1877
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Lewitz, C. P.
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August 19, 1882
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Lillas, Daniel
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February 14, 1888
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Lindberg, John
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May 24, 1887
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Lindholm, A. M.
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October 17, 1883
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Lindholm, Chas A.
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February 19, 1887
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Lindi, Erik
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October 29, 1887
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Linquist, John
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August 26, 1886
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Long, Abraham
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January 18, 1884
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Longi, Mats
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November 5, 1884
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Lowery, Jacob
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July 14, 1880
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Lugas, August
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November 3, 1884
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Maila, Jacob
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August 22, 1885
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Makela, John
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October 20, 1884
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Markela, John
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October 20, 1880
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Mathlin, Klas J.
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May 13, 1886
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Matson, Albert
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May 10, 1886
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Matson, Jonas
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November 19, 1883
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Matson, Nils
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November 5, 1884
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Mattson, Abram
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August 6, 1888
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Mattson, Andrdew
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November 20, 1884
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Mattson, Andrew
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August 4, 1888
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Mattson, August
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March 27, 1885
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Mattson, John
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August 4, 1888
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Mattson, John
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December 6, 1887
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Mattson, Matts
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August 9, 1884
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Maunula, A.
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September 2, 1886
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Maunula, Emanuel
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October 25, 1880
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Maunula, Erik
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May 5, 1880
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Melin, Charles
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March 11, 1884
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Micklison, Victor
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December 3, 1887
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Mikkelson, August
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May 10, 1886
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Miller, Axel
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May 10, 1886
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Miller, Victor
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May 11, 1886
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Mokka, Thomas
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November 3, 1884
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Moore, Jacob
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January 16, 1884
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Myllyaia, Andrew
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December 5, 1887
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Myllyoja, Jacob
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August 4, 1884
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Navanpira, Jacob
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May 2, 1878
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Nelsen, F. E.
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July 7, 1886
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Nelson, Herman
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October 22, 1885
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Nelson, John
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November 5, 1884
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Nelsson, Olaf
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December 27, 1884
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Newman, Charles
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May 27, 1859
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Newman, Charlie
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August 27, 1884
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Newman, Robert
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May 19, 1877
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Niemala, John
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August 2, 1888
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Niemi, John
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March 22, 1887
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Niemi, Joseph
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September 8, 1886
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Nikander, Gustaf
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July 17, 1888
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Nordling, Jacob
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January 9, 1885
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Nordling, John E.
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June 3, 1886
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Nordstrom, C.
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November 8, 1886
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Nordstrom, Mathias
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February 5, 1884
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Nudlin [?], Charles A.
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October 22, 1860
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Nuquisti, Charles
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January 17, 1883
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Nusslar [?], Johan Erick
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July 28, 1879
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Nylund, John
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September 7, 1878
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Nylund, Matt
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October 18, 1886
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Ohls, Alexander
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March 28, 1885
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Olila, Andrew
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November 3, 1884
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Olin, Emil
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July 28, 1888
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Ollila, Isak
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August 9, 1883
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Oman, Oskar
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April 29, 1886
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Ostrom, Joseph
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December 5, 1879
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Oya, Abel
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November 7, 1887
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Palm, John H.
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September 12, 1882
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Palmer, John
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December 30, 1885
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Paulson, Charles
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August 2, 1888
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Paulson, Paul
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October 29, 1887
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Paulsson, Jakob
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September 14, 1883
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Pekala, Andrew Alex
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August 6, 1888
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Pekkala, Peter Abram
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June 8, 1880
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Penttila, Finell
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October 1, 1886
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Pesanen, Joseph
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April 22, 1886
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Petersen, Isak
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April 2, 1887
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Peterson, Alexander
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July 27, 1888
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Peterson, Gust
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May 10, 1886
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Peterson, Henry
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Sept 30, 1878
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Peterson, John K.
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January 10, 1888
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Peterson, John P.
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August 2, 1886
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Petreff, Nick
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August 13, 1888
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Petterson, Enok
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November 21, 1883
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Petterson, Jacob
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September 3, 1883
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Petterson, K. G.
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October 17, 1883
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Pietola, Andrew
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August 13, 1885
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Pisila, Andrew
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September 2, 1886
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Poysky, Johan
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March 26, 1888
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Pungar, Jacob
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March 6, 1883
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Puumala, Matts
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January 7, 1886
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Rahekainen, Samuel
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June 3, 1886
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Raistakka, Matti
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September 29, 1884
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Randa, Carl
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October 26, 1885
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Randell, John
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August 1, 1884
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Rauma, Leander
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February 20, 1888
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Rautio, Eli
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February 20, 1888
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Renell, Andrew
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February 27, 1884
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Renell, Matti
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June 14, 1884
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Rian, John
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January 7, 1888
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Riippa, Herman
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May 31, 1884
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Rinell, Charles
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March 13, 1885
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Rinell, Matt
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June 29, 1888
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Roberts, John
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August 2, 1888
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Roike, Herman
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December 16, 1887
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Rothstrom, John
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September 14, 1883
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Rull, John E.
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August 5, 1879
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Runell, Leander
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January 14, 1888
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Ruonaksky, Andrew
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August 9, 1882
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Saigan, Gust
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January 16, 1882
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Saikka, Albert
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December 5, 1887
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Saikka, John
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February 10, 1879
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Saily, Andrew
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December 9, 1886
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Sakrison, Johan
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February 13, 1888
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Salmela, Paul
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August 11, 1884
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Salmi, John
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August 11, 1879
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Salyan, Maik
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August 5, 1881
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Sandstrom, John E.
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March 31, 1884
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Sari, Jacob
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December 19, 1887
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Scheel, Henry
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November 6, 1884
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Schmith, George
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July 10, 1882
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Scoval, Charles Erick
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December 14, 1886
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Seidel, Frank Wm.
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February 5, 1885
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Semppi, Jaakub
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February 21, 1888
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Sigfridson, Karle
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January 9, 1888
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Silstrom, martin
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February 13, 1888
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Simeson, John H.
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August 10, 1882
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Sipila, Henry
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August 3, 1888
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Sipila, Wilhelm
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August 3, 1888
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Sipola, George
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August 25, 1888
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Siprison, Siprio
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August 19, 1881
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Slipping, John
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August 24, 1878
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Smith, John
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November 6, 1884
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Snellstrom, A. A.
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August 10, 1877
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Soderman, Alfred
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September 1, 1888
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Sotka, Abraham
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September 19, 1885
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Stark, Fred
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May 10, 1886
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Stephenson, Stephen
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July 28, 1884
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Strom, Charles H.
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November 26, 1887
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Stromberg, Frederick F.
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October 8, 1883
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Sture, Jacob
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April 3, 1876
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Sundstrom, Chas. G.
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March 25, 1879
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Suomela, Peter
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October 24, 1884
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Suomila, Pili
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January 12, 1887
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Sutela, John
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August 2, 1882
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Svahn, A. John
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August 19, 1879
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Svahn, K. W.
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January 18, 1888
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Tabell, Zachariah
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January 30, 1886
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Tagg, Alexander
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August 6, 1887 [may be an error]
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Tenhunen, Fredrik
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August 11, 1882
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Thompson, August
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October 29, 1887
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Thompson, Erik
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November 9, 1886
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Thompson, Thomas
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September 9, 1885
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Thomson, J. W.
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November 3, 1884
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Timonen, Henry
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November 3, 1884
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Timonen, Jacob
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August 31, 1887
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Timonen, John
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August 10, 1883
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Tolva, John
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July 27, 1888
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Turppa, Matts
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February 14, 1888
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Tuukari, Johan
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February 20, 1888
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Tyne, Mats
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August 8, 1884
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Untinen, Jonas
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August 31, 1888
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W?aiander, Victor
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November 20, 1884
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Wainijo, Andrew
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May 8, 1886
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Wakken, John
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August 2, 1888
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Walin, Simon
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September 30, 1887
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Wall, Emil
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August 25, 1888
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Walma, Charles G.
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December 19, 1887
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Waranka, Daniel
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August 9, 1884
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Waranka, Paul
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August 9, 1884
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Waren, Johan
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April 22, 1886
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Warila, Andrew
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November 23, 1885
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Wegren, Frans
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March 26, 1888
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West, Charles F.
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January 3, 1887
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West, Gust
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August 17, 1883
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Westala, Matts
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February 20, 1888
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Westerlund, Charles A.
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August 10, 1887
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Wick, John
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October 1, 1884
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Wikau, John
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December 16, 1887
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William, Charles
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December 10, 1884
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Wilson, Alexander
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January 19, 1883
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Wilson, Charles
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August 3, 1887
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Wilson, Gustaf
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June 3, 1886
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Wilson, John
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August 4, 1884
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Wilson, Thomas
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June 19, 1888
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Wilson, Victor
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November 11, 1884
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Wilson, William
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April 10, 1884
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Winter, Charlie
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August 24, 1885
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Winttura, Matti
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February 20, 1888
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Wirkkala, Constance [?]
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August 2, 1884
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Wirkkala, John
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November 23, 1885
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Wuopio, John
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May 12, 1886
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Yrell, Alex
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January 5, 1887
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Ytterberg, Carl
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November 5, 1884
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Zitterman, Alfred
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August 14, 1879
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