Lappe
| Lappe | |
|---|---|
| Rural Finnish settlement | |
| Coordinates | 48.579, -89.35848 |
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Lappe is a rural community near Thunder Bay, Ontario, one of the mainly Finnish settlements founded outside the city by immigrants who arrived in the late 1800s and early 1900s.[1] It lies about 23 km north of central Thunder Bay.[2]
In the Chronicle of Finnish Settlements
A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay (1976), edited by Gordon Burkowski for the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society, covers Lappe in its own chapter, pages 48–60.[3]
Families named in the Chronicle
People and families named in the Lappe chapter, from Bill Martin's index to the book:[3]
| Surname | People and families (page) |
|---|---|
| Christiansen | Lillie Christiansen (p. 53) |
| HeimonenPastor | HeimonenPastor family (p. 54) |
| Heinaaho | Heinaaho family (p. 51); Kalle Heinaaho (p. 52) |
| Hendrickson | Hjalmar Hendrickson (p. 50) |
| Hirvi | Jaakko Hirvi (p. 54) |
| Hoxell | Oscar Hoxell (p. 50) |
| Inkinen | Inkinen family (p. 55); John Inkinen (p. 50) |
| Jarvi | John Jarvi (p. 50); Victor Jarvi (p. 50) |
| Kaija | Kaija family (p. 51); Aliina Kaija (p. 59); Antti Kaija (p. 50); Lempi Elizabeth Kaija (p. 59); Marie Kaija (p. 59); Martti Kaija (p. 59); Saimi Kaija (p. 59) |
| Kallinen | Kallinen family (p. 55) |
| Kallio | T. Kallio (p. 51) |
| Kivinen | Kivinen family (p. 54) |
| Koivisto | Koivisto family (p. 54); Matti Koivisto (p. 52) |
| Korpi | J. Korpi (p. 51) |
| Kuhmonen | John Kuhmonen (p. 50) |
| Kuusisto | Kuusisto family (p. 51); Mr. Kuusisto (p. 51); Kalle Kuusisto (p. 49) |
| Kyro | William Kyro (p. 52) |
| Laasanen | Peter Laasanen (p. 52) |
| Lehtonen | Mrs. Lehtonen (p. 50); David Lehtonen (p. 50) |
| Mikkela | Johanna Mikkela (p. 59); Matti Mikkela (p. 50) |
| Poutiainen | Poutiainen family (p. 51); Robert Poutiainen (p. 50) |
| Ranta | Ranta family (p. 55); Mrs. Ranta (p. 53); Kalle Ranta (p. 50) |
| Rauhala | Rauhala family (p. 51); Ellen Rauhala (p. 53); Kalle Rauhala (p. 54) |
| Rissanen | Hannah Rissanen (p. 40) |
| Toivonen | Fabian Toivonen (p. 50) |
| Tukkanen | John Tukkanen (p. 50) |
| Tuomi | Richard Tuomi (p. 52) |
| Tuominen | Mrs. Tuominen (p. 50); Antti Tuominen (p. 50) |
References
- ↑ Bill Martin, index to A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay, introduction. Archived.
- ↑ Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (geogratis.gc.ca), entry for Lappe.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay (Bay Street Project No. 2), ed. Gordon Burkowski (Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society, 1976), pp. 48–60; indexed in Bill Martin, index to A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay. Archived.