Sellers, Ontario
| Sellers | |
|---|---|
| Rural Finnish settlement | |
| Coordinates | 48.2799, -89.7626 |
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Sellers 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 40 km west of central Thunder Bay. (Map point: approximate: taken from Leeper Road, as Sellers and Leeper share a chapter of the Chronicle; to be refined.)
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 Sellers in a chapter shared with Leeper, pages 108–112.[2]
Families named in the Chronicle
People and families named in the Sellers and Leeper chapter, from Bill Martin's index to the book:[2]
| Surname | People and families (page) |
|---|---|
| Aho | Andrew Aho (p. 109) |
| Austen | Albert Austen (p. 111) |
| Brannimaki | Manu Brannimaki (p. 108) |
| Bussey | Dr. Bussey (p. 108) |
| Edwards | C. Edwards (p. 108); W. Edwards (p. 108); W. J. Edwards (p. 110) |
| Erickson | Erickson family (p. 108); John Erickson (p. 108); T. Erickson (p. 109); W. Erickson (p. 109) |
| Harri | E. Harri (p. 109); J. Harri (p. 109); John Harri (p. 108); W. Harri (p. 109) |
| Harry | John Harry (p. 111) |
| Hellman | Alli Hellman (p. 111) |
| Hendrickson | Hendrickson family (p. 108); J. Hendrickson (p. 109); John Hendrickson (p. 110); W. Hendrickson (p. 109) |
| Hill | J. Hill (p. 109) |
| Holmes | Isaac Holmes (p. 108) |
| Jacobson | Jacobson family (p. 108); E. Jacobson (p. 109); J. Jacobson (p. 109); Jack Jacobson (p. 109); John Jacobson (p. 110); M. Jacobson (p. 109); Matt Jacobson (p. 111) |
| Jarvenpaa | John Jarvenpaa (p. 108) |
| Johnson | John Johnson (p. 108); Reino Johnson (p. 111) |
| Jones | Jones family (p. 108) |
| Jutila | J. Jutila (p. 109) |
| Kallio | Kallio family (p. 108); E. Kallio (p. 109); S. Kallio (p. 109); Stefan Kallio (p. 108); Steve Kallio (p. 110) |
| Kangas | H. Kangas (p. 109); J. Kangas (p. 109) |
| Katajamaki | J. Katajamaki (p. 109) |
| Kaukanen | Julyus Kaukanen (p. 111) |
| Ketola | J. Jr. Ketola (p. 109); J. Sr. Ketola (p. 109) |
| Kivi | S. Kivi (p. 109) |
| Kosola | J. Kosola (p. 109); John Kosola (p. 108) |
| Kotanen | Kotanen family (p. 69); Eino Kotanen (p. 111) |
| Kuurila | J. Kuurila (p. 109) |
| Kuuster | Waino Kuuster (p. 111) |
| Lake | Victor Lake (p. 109) |
| Ludlow | T. Ludlow (p. 111) |
| Maki | H. Maki (p. 109); Matt Maki (p. 109) |
| Neva | A. Neva (p. 111) |
| Niiva | Oscar Niiva (p. 110) |
| Niva | Niva family (p. 108); O. Niva (p. 109) |
| Nivio | Oscar Nivio (p. 111) |
| Ojala | Ojala family (p. 108); C. Ojala (p. 109); Hilma Ojala (p. 111); Nestor Ojala (p. 110); W. Ojala (p. 109); Wm. Ojala (p. 111) |
| Peterson | Matti Peterson (p. 108) |
| Rajala | Werner Rajala (p. 111) |
| Riihimaki | A. Riihimaki (p. 109) |
| Saari | Henry Saari (p. 111) |
| Saario | H. Saario (p. 109) |
| Savela | J. Savela (p. 109) |
| Seppala | John Seppala (p. 111) |
| Silveggio | Silveggio family (p. 108) |
| Tenkula | A. Tenkula (p. 109) |
| Wirtanen | Victor Wirtanen (p. 111) |
| Yaliin | Ernest Yaliin (p. 111) |
| Ylatalo | N. Ylatalo (p. 109) |
References
- ↑ Bill Martin, index to A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay, introduction. Archived.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. 108–112; indexed in Bill Martin, index to A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay. Archived.