Below is a partial index to a book entitled "Along the Burnt Lake Trail". One section of the book, about 60 pages or so, concerns the 'life and times' of a small Finnish-Canadian community at the turn of the century.
The settlement, called Kuusamo, was located in the west central part of Alberta, Canada, just west of the city of Red Deer and not far from Sylvan Lake. Descriptions of church, school and social life, farm life, occupations, establishment of community halls, gymnastic clubs, youth clubs, ladies' clubs, etc. are given. Short biographies and anecdotes are given for many of the original Finnish settlers. The family stories frequently provide minute detail of lifestyles at the turn of the century and also include names of parents and offspring plus places of birth in Finland and in North America. Migration and transmigration routes across Canada and USA are sometimes discussed. Other matters, such as name of ship on which the settlers arrived, place of embarkation and disembarkation, causes of death and place of interment are often given.
The book is published by Burnt Lake History Society, RR1, Red Deer Alberta T4N 5E1, Canada in 1977. It has over 544 pages. The index was posted by Max Hahto on Finngen mailing list, 4 Dec 1997.
Note! Some female names may be their married names. Most names of
descendants born on Canadian soil are omitted.
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Abrahamson, Arvo |
b. 22 Jun 1914 at Sylvan Lake |
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Abrahamson, Samuel |
b. Samuel Rautio 20 Jan 1881 in Karunki, m. 29 Aug 1913 to Mrs. Maria Koski |
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Abrahamson, Wayne (Waino) |
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Aho, Ed |
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Aho, William |
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Bergstedt, Kaarle Aukusti |
b. 6 Sep 1861 in Rantsila, changed name to Carl August Pass, m. Greta Amalia Poykku |
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Erkkila, Bill |
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Frantti, Maria Sophia |
b. 22 Mar 1882 in Kauhajoki, m. to Sanfred Koski on 15 Dec 1904 |
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Halla-aho, Mary Matilda |
b. Alajärvi |
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Halstein, August Leander |
b. Alajärvi |
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Halstein, Hilma |
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Harju, Felix |
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Harju, Jennie |
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Harju, John Elmer |
b. 16 Dec 1897 in Finland |
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Harju, Matt |
b. 6 Nov 1872 in Finland, m. 1894 in Ylistaro, d. 19 Jan 1945, interred in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Harju, Matt Emil |
b. 30 Sep 1895 in Finland |
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Harju, Andrew A. |
pastor |
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Harju, Ray |
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Harju, Sophia |
b. 20 Dec 1871, d.19 Mar 1944, interred in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Heikkinen, John |
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Hiltonen, Aina |
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Hiltonen, Kaleb |
buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Holappa, Abraham |
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Holappa, Siiri |
d. 17 May 1971, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Huhtala, Oiva |
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Humalamaki, Israel |
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Jarvi, Ellen |
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Jarvie, Ivy |
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Jarvie, Siefert |
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Jarvie, Sifert |
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Kaila, Matt |
b. 11 Dec 1860 in Oulu, m. to Ida Kesti in 1884, d. 17 Aug 1945, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Kalaputas, Charles Gust |
b. 29 Mar 1900 |
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Kalaputas, Elmer Waino |
b. 21 Apr 1896 |
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Kalaputas, Gust Anderson |
b. 24 Mar 1870 in Merijärvi, m. 20 Jun 1894 in Evanston, Wyoming |
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Kangas, Autu |
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Keltikangas, Venla |
from Alajärvi |
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Kesti, Ida |
b. 29 Nov 1865 in Oulu, d. 2 Aug 1945, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Kinna, Ena |
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Kinnunen, Alex |
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Korhonen, Lempi |
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Korhonen, Rev. |
buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Koski, Eileen Ellen |
d. 23 Mar 1969, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Koski, John |
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Koski, Kaarl Sanfred |
b. 5 Jun 1882 in Lohtaja |
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Kujala, Debbie |
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Kujala, Matilda |
b. Finland |
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Kujala, Matt |
b. Finland, d. Jan 1941, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Kujala, Walfred |
b. 12 Oct 1897 in Sand Coulee, Montana |
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KUHUNA (Or Kuhna), Andrew |
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Lampi, Isaac |
d. 24 Nov 1911 at age 29 |
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LAMPI, Mr And Mrs. |
buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Leeti, Elmer |
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Leeti, Arvid |
b. 1863 in Finland, m. to Sofia Miettunen, d. 15 Apr 1929, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Lindy, Fanny Maria |
emigrated from Lestijärvi, m. to Frank Staudinger, later to Victor Koski |
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Lund, Walter |
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Luoma, Elmer |
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Luomala, Rev. |
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Mackie, Helmie Maria |
b. 30 Aug 1887 in Kauhava, d. 26 Feb 1958, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Mackie, Jacob |
d. Nov 1933 |
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Maki, Eric, Pastor |
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Maki, Gust |
b. 1882 in Finland, d. 16 Apr 1965, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Maki, Irene Silta |
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Maki, Mary |
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Mattson, Emil |
b. 1897 |
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Mattson, George |
b. 1899 |
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Mattson, Jennie |
d. 16 Jun 1961 |
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Mattson, Matt |
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Mattson, Matt Peter |
b. Finland, m. Maria Katherin Unkuri, d. 1918 |
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Mattson, Norman |
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Mattson, Saima |
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Mattson, Wayne |
b. 1907, m. 1932 to Helvi Porttin |
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Miettunen, Sofia |
d. 1908, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Mynta, Sanna (Susanna) |
b. in Finland, m. to Andrew Woltti, d. 24 Nov 1906 at age 33, first adult buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Nikkola, Ed |
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Parvi, Arvi |
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Pasma, Alex |
had a son Isaac who died Dec 1913 at age 29 years |
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Pass, August |
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Pastobak, Victor |
b. 7 Aug 1862 in Seinäjoki, m. 20 Sep 1890 to Hanna Peltoniemi from Evijärvi, d. 7 Sep 1938, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Peltoniemi, Hanna |
d. 4 Aug 1954 at age 84 |
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Pitkanen, Anna |
b. May 1870 in Viipuri, d. Aug 1944 |
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Pitkanen, August |
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Pitkanen, August Jr. |
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Pitkanen, August |
b. 1866 in Kuopio, m. to Anna Pitkanen, d. 1921 |
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Porttin, Eino |
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Porttin, Issac |
b. 1860 in Finland, m. to Mary Puukila, d. 1943 |
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Porttin, Matt |
b. 29 Dec 1882 in Lapua, m. 1906 to Helmi Maria Mackie |
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Porttin, Wilfred |
b. 1 Oct 1908, in Kuusamo district. m. 9 Sep 1939 |
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Poykku, Greta Amalia |
b. 1868 in Rovaniemi, d. Feb 1945, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Puukila, Mary |
b. 1857, d. 1907, buried in First Kuusamo cemetery |
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Riekki, Esther |
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Riekki, Helia |
b. 23 Sep 1898 |
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Riekki, Sakri Alfred |
b. ca.1869 in Pudasjärvi, m. Tilda Maria Sylvasti, d. Oct 1945 |
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Ropsfelt, John |
b. Finland |
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Ropsfelt, Jack |
b. Finland, m. 1920 to Siiri Holappa |
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Ropsfelt, Saima |
b. Finland, m. 3 Jan 1914 to Richard Kangas |
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Ropsfelt, Oliver |
b. 7 Oct 1920, m. 19 Mar 1954 to Aili Stenlund |
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Rosendahl, Aline Wilhelmina |
b. 27 Mar 1879 in Pori, d. 13 Mar 1959, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Saha, Amanda |
d. 4 Oct 1947 at age 71 |
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Saha, Helmi |
m. to Ed Nikkola, then to Bill Erkkila. |
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Saha, Sam |
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Saha, Sylvester |
b. 31 Dec 1876 in Teuva, m. 1899 to Amanda Saha, d. 1 Nov 1958 in Eckville AB at age 82 |
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Salonen, Ellen |
m. Jan 1906 to Sifert Jarvie in Sylvan Lake |
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Salonen, Henry |
m. 1883 to Hedvig Vasti in Merikarvia, d. 1937, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Sloop, Eino |
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Soderback, Elmina |
b. 9 Jul 1874 in Alajärvi |
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Soderlund, Karl |
b. 18 Apr 1878 in Pori, m. 2 Jun 1900 to Aline Wilhelmina Rosendahl in Pori, d. 25 Feb 1959 at Sylvan Lake at age 80, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Staudinger, Frank Oscar |
emigrated from Kalajoki, m. 27 Jun 1905 to Fanny Maria Lindy, d. 18 Jun 1925 |
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Stenlund, Aili |
b. 2 Aug 1919 in Turku |
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Stenlund, Arthur |
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Stoly, Mary |
b. 10 Jun 1873 in Kuortane |
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Sylvasti, Tilda Maria |
from Sievi, d. Oct 1933 |
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Talson, Ida |
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Unkari, Maria Katherin |
d. 1961 |
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Valli, Ed |
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Valli, Jacob |
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Vasti, Hedvig |
d. 1921 buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Wallis, Rev. |
from Finland |
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Wetelainen, Peter |
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Wirta, Lauri |
from Finland |
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Woima, Andrew |
b. 10 Nov 1866 in Alavieska, m. 12 Feb 1893 to Mary Stoly, d. 21 Apr 1914 |
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Woima, Danny |
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Woima, Ernest |
b. 1 Feb 1914, d. 10 Apr 1969 |
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Woima, Steffie |
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Woima, Walter |
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Woltti, Andrew |
b. Finland, m. to Sanna (Susanna) Mynta in USA, d. 14 May 1935, buried in Kuusamo cemetery |
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Woltti, Gust |
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Woltti, John |