Gerda Theresia Ljungqvist
1865 - 1929 (63 years)
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Name Gerda Theresia Ljungqvist Nickname Theresa Born 29 Oct 1865 Stockholm, Stockholm, Sverige 
Gender Female Baptism 4 Nov 1865 Adolf Fredrik, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sverige Emigration 9 Sep 1870 the port of Göteberg, Sverige Nickname United States Generally known as Theresa in the US Immigration 4 Oct 1870 New York from Liverpool via Hamburg on TARIFA Residence 1885 374 2nd Avenue bet 22/23rd, New York, New York, USA acc to Hanson-Ljungquist marriage registration Occupation Between 1903 and 1904 516 W 168th, Washington Heights, New York, New York, USA Theresa Rothwell, dressmkr (acc to NYC Directory 1904 p. 1095) Residence 1920 215 Schenectady, Brooklyn, New York, USA acc to 1920 US Census Residence 19 Oct 1929 408 Central Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, USA _UID 87AED7623063C14783A782F0152AB614AE9F Died 19 Oct 1929 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Buried 22 Oct 1929 Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, USA Person ID I96 Victoria Boutilier's Genealogy Pages Last Modified 28 Aug 2022
Father Samuel Otto Jönsson Ljungqvist, b. 26 Feb 1840, Gränsen, Östra Ryd, Östergötland, Sverige , d. 21 Jan 1899, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA (Age 58 years) Mother Carolina Sofia Andersdr Nordström, b. 19 Aug 1835, Emaus, Hedemora, Kopparberg, Sverige , d. 13 Apr 1918, New York, New York, USA (Age 82 years) Marriage Banns 25 Aug 1865 Hovforsamlingen, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sverige Married 24 Sep 1865 Hovforsamlingen, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sverige Notes - Marriage bann, August 25, 1865, R. Bjorkman, Malare Gesellen (painter), and C. J. Landberg, Workmastarin (foreman).
Family ID F27 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Christian Hansson, b. 1859, Hälsingborg, Skåne, Sverige , d. 10 Feb 1886, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States (Age 27 years) Witnesses 1885 August Jonsson and Anna Bohman witnessed the Hanson-Ljungquist marriage Married 27 Sep 1885 New York, New York, USA Minister Conrad Emil Lindberg, Gustavus Adolphus Church, officiated Hanson/Ljungquist marriage Last Modified 23 May 2017 Family ID F73 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Thomas Charles Rothwell, b. 14 Apr 1854, Nutall Lane, Tottington Lower End, Lancashire, England , d. 23 Oct 1930, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA (Age 76 years) Married 20 Oct 1887 Church of the Redeemer, 327 E 58th/951 2nd Ave, New York, NY, USA - German Presbyterian. By Rev. Nicholas Bjerring.
Children 1. Caroline Eleanor Rothwell, b. 12 Oct 1888, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA , d. 9 Mar 1969, Maywood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA (Age 80 years)2. Emma Rothwell, b. 30 Jul 1890, 359 Smith Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA , d. 3 Aug 1890, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA (Age 0 years)3. Jennie Beatrice Rothwell, b. 19 Jul 1891, 186 (86?) Court Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA , d. 28 Nov 1959, Titusville, Brevard, Florida, USA (Age 68 years)4. Theresa Victoria Rothwell, b. 23 Nov 1893, 379 Grove Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, USA , d. 3 Feb 1894, 379 Grove Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, USA (Age 0 years)5. Thomas Charles Haliday Rothwell, b. 1 Jun 1895, 118 McKibbin St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA , d. 22 Nov 1895, 118 McKibbin St. Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA (Age 0 years)6. Lucy Gerda Rothwell, b. 28 Mar 1897, 23 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA , d. 10 Jun 1971, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA (Age 74 years)7. Harry Edward Rothwell, b. 19 Sep 1899, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA , d. 9 Sep 1970, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA (Age 70 years)8. William George Rothwell, b. 7 Jul 1901, New York, New York, USA , d. 7 Oct 1961, Middletown, Orange, New York, USA (Age 60 years)9. Theodore Hollis Rothwell, b. 14 Feb 1904, Wood-Ridge, Bergen, New Jersey, USA , d. 6 Oct 1904, Lodi, Bergen, New Jersey, USA (Age 0 years)10. Rosalie Rothwell, b. 28 Sep 1905, New York, New York, USA , d. 12 Mar 1980, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA (Age 74 years)Last Modified 28 Sep 2022 Family ID F26 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - her parents' residence at the time of her birth was "3 Återvändsgränd" (translation: cul-de-sac) CIA:8 Births 1860-1869 Adolf Fredrik (another version of same: CIIA (1864-1883); no godparents are noted. She was born a month after her parents were married.
Gerda's paternal identification is questionable. She was most likely not the biological child of Samuel Otto Ljungquist. Samuel was living in Hudiksvall at the time of Gerda's conception in January 1865, and did not move to Stockholm until months later, July 1865. In January 1865 her unmarried mother had just arrived in Stockholm city from Gavle city; she was a live in servant in the family of a dentist, Lars Gustaf Collin.
Genetic genealogy testing [autosomal DNA tests] of Gerda's descendants imply that Gerda's biological father had, at least, a Jewish mother (as there is an X chromosomal inheritance pattern). Samuel Otto Ljungquist had no such ancestry. See website author for more explanation.
The Christian Hanson marriage is New York City Civil Registration, Manhattan 1885, Marriage Certificate #49702 . The index has bride's name as "Theresa Lynnggoist." Christian died soon after the marriage in 1886.
The Thomas C. Rothwell marriage is New York City Civil Registration, Manhattan 1887, Marriage Certificate #75609. Gerda was remarried under her maiden name, although the marriage registration indicates that this is her second marriage.
She separated (unofficially) from Thomas Rothwell sometime between 1910 and 1920. They continued to live separately as "widowed" until their respective deaths.
1920 Census of US, Kings County, New York
215 Schenectady AD 18 SD3 ED 1539 Sheet 15B 1647 Roll T625_1172 (enumeration date 23 Jan 1920)
ROTHWELL, Theresa head 50, widow [sic] (no occupation listed for any woman)
ROTHWELL, Rosalind [sic] daughter 15
YONKERS, Emma sister 45
She died at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn. The death was registered under the name Girda T. Rothwell. See New York City Civil Registration, Kings County 1929, Death Certificate #21045
- her parents' residence at the time of her birth was "3 Återvändsgränd" (translation: cul-de-sac) CIA:8 Births 1860-1869 Adolf Fredrik (another version of same: CIIA (1864-1883); no godparents are noted. She was born a month after her parents were married.