Jantti - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Wester?

2005-09-15 23:56:57Z

You are so right...Wester family members are hard to track down.
The "Wester family" I am searching for eventually settled in Ironwood, Gogebic, Michigan. Their earlier paternal ancestor was a Swedish soldier who immigrated to Germany and his Swedish name may have changed to Von Wiestrom. It was his descendants that later immigrated to America and name was Americanized with with many many variations.

Abel Jantti

Di1960 — 2004-04-18 21:27:21Z

Hi Selma.
I have also been doing research on Jantti Family. I live in Canada. My father was Oliver Jantti. His fathers name was August Jantti,born in Lapinlahti,Finland. They lived in Kuopio area. He also had a uncle named Abel,who did live in the U.S...in Michigan. I'm not sure if we are researching the same family or not. I would love to hear from you.

Jantti family

Di1960 — 2004-04-18 21:27:21Z

Hi Selma
Thanks for replying. My dad,Oliver,was born
on July 28,1912. I would love to talk to you
more by e-mail. My e-mail address is:
di.lee@sympatico.ca It would be very exciting
if we were researching the same family.
Hope to hear from you soon.

Jantti family-Abel

Di1960 — 2004-04-18 21:27:21Z

Hi.

I know of one Abel Jantti (my fathers uncle).
He was born on August 17,1885 in Lapinlahti.
He moved to America in 1927. He lived in
Michigan (U.S.A.) and died there in 1963. I have
been researching the Jantti family for quite
some time now. My grandfather was August Jantti,
born in Lapinlahti in 1878.
If you would like to find out more about this
branch of the family,please email me. My email
address is: di.lee@sympatico.ca
Perhaps we could help each other out in our
research.

Abel Jantti

Di1960 — 2004-04-18 21:27:21Z

Correction to last message.
Abel died 1965 (not 1963)

Re: Jantti history

Di39 — 2004-03-16 23:03:56Z

Hi Tuuli

I am still researching my family tree, but havn't been able to
get too much new information.
I wrote to you a couple of times,but didn't get reply.
Do you have a different email address now?
Yes, I have been told that all Jantti's are related. I guess i'll
have to visit Finland some day to do more research.

Jantti history

2003-02-09 13:32:13Z

Jantti is variant of Jentze. Jentze is German surname. On 16th century a vicar called Laurentius Laurentii Jentze moved to Rautalampi, Finland. Finns found it a bit difficult to pronounce Jentze so it became Jantti (with a dots), a Finnish surname.
At the beginning of the 20th century many Europeans, including many Janttis moved to North America. There are different family-branches in North America, but every Jantti moved from Finland are somehow related to each other. At least I think so..

tuuli

Wester?

2002-12-02 23:24:46Z

I've been researching my grandparents who died by murder/suicide in (I think) April, 1949, Elvi (Lassila) and Leonard Wester. As I understand it, Wester was converted from Vesterinen but the source is not reliable. They were settled in Chatam/Eben, Michigan (Upper Peninsula). He had sisters, as many as four, and I'm not sure about brothers. Two of the sisters were said to have been committed to an insane asylum for their "periods" in their late teens/early twenties. One more sister, Ilee (not sure of spelling but pronounced eye-lee) is still alive in Ishpeming, Michigan. This side of the family has been hard to research, if anyone knows of them, please reply. Thanks

Jäntti-asiaa

2000-12-27 12:11:46Z

To Harri Oittinen
Hi! Eli tervehdys!

I'm looking for information about Abel Jantti who was my grandmother´s uncle (fathers brother). I'm searching his birthdate in Finland, from Vesanto, Kerkonkoski, Karttula and so on..
One of the names which I have found has been Hanna Jantti. You can e-mail me to tp67415@uta.fi , probably it would be easier to use finnish to communicate.

Eli
Olen etsinyt Abel Jänttiä koskevia tietoja. Kyseessä on mummoni setä, ja olen parhaillaan selvittämässä hänen syntymäaikaansa, Vesannolta jne.jne. Kirkonkirjoja on siirretty Joensuuhun, joten etsintä on hieman hankalaa. Kuitenkin olen löytänyt myös Hanna Jäntti nimisen henkilön, (mummoni täti).
Sähköpostiosoitteeni on yllä ja siihen saa kirjoittaa myös suomeksi..

Terveisin
Tuuli

Jantti homeland

2000-12-13 12:13:28Z

Hi!

I was reading messages on this message board and many names mentioned there were very familiar to me. My grandmam was Eva Jäntti (I don't know how do you see that funny character there called Scandinavian. It's like A with two dots on it and sounds like english A in word apply. Or maybe you have been in Finland and know these things) Indeed I was just searching information about her sister Hanna Jantti (It would be better idea to use your way write that name) who moved to Canada before the World War II. She got married there and I only remember the first name of her husband (Aulis, doing something with minery, finish too).

My grandmom was born 1889 and died 1987 in Vesanto, a little village in district of Kuopio geographically located between towns Kuopio and Jyvaskyla having a distance of about 100 kilometers to both. I have born in Vesanto too (or in reality in Kuopio University Hospital as all kids in district of Kuopio do nowadays :-) 1968. I think that my grandmom's father was Abel Jantti too, but not the same man you are talking about because he lived all his life and died here in Finland. But the name Lapinlahti was very familiar. If I remember right this Abel Jantti (and my grandmom too when she was kid) did live in Lapinlahti in big house (my words may not be very right ones but I hope you understand me) called Janttila. So I think that Abel Jantti I'm talking about is relative to that one you are talkin about.

Jantti family

2000-08-20 01:31:23Z

There was an error in my previous message.

Abel had four children and one of them really was Raakel (Rachel) BUT SHE didn't have twins. It was her cousin who had. This cousin was Erkko's (Erkko may chanced his name to Eric..) son. His wife had twins in 1963. So Erkko was grandfather of these twins.

Abel Jantti

2000-08-19 02:53:29Z

On my previous message I wanted information of Abel Jantti from Finland. Now I have founded more facts about him.
My grandfather was Nestor (born 1899 and died in Finland) and his brother was Abel. They were sons of Ananias Jantti and Fredrika Vesterinen (she stayed in Finland). Ananias and Fredrika had also two dauhgters Maiju (Mary) and Ida and one more son Erkko.

Abel, Mary and Ida came to USA or Canada in around 1910. Ananias and Erkko came after I World War.
Mary went probably to Minnesota and married man from Poland whose surname was Helpa. Ida went probably to Oregon and became Meyer.
But Abel I'm not sure. I have found different tracks from USA (mostly Minnesota) and from Canada (mostly Ontario). Problem is that many different branches of Jantti family from same area of Finland has come to North America, so there is couple of different Abels too. I've been trying to find out the birthdate of that Abel I'm looking for.. And still trying.

Abel had at least one daughter Raakel (Rachel?). She went married (unfortunatelly I'm not aware with whom) and had twins in around 1956-60.
I hope these twins are still alive because I would like to find them. My mother and their mother are cousins.

These informations I have mostly found out from my mother and from Internet. I'm living in Finland and that is why my searching in North America has been little restricted and I really appreciate if anyone can help me!

Jantti Family

2000-01-04 19:33:33Z

Maybe give me a call 204- 623-3009 After 6:00p.m.
It would be great to talk to you in person.

Jantti Family

2000-01-04 19:26:20Z

I had an uncle Oliver Born on June 30 1917
He lived in Ontario. I live in The Pas, Mb. When
I checked on the 411 phone directory there was only 9
Jantti in Canada. E-mail me and we will talk more.

Jantti Family

1999-12-31 14:35:53Z

Abel Jantti was my grandfather He was born in Kuopio or Kuopijo Findland may 12 1882.
Son of Anijas Jantti Also born in Kuopijo Finland May 29 1847. Abel met and married
Ida Muhonen Born in Karstula Findland March25 1884 last known residence in Findland
prior to moving to U.S.A. was Kaistula around Aug 14 1902 she landed in Boston U.S.A.

Jantti

1999-11-23 04:06:53Z

I´m looking for information regarding Jantti-family in USA. Abel Jantti left from Rautalampi, Konnevesi, Finland about 1910 and moved to Minnesota, USA.