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Chronology of John Edward Winblad (1855-1914) [ ] 1856 Birth on January 18, 1856 in Ytterlännäs parish, Sweden
1866 Family moves from Ytterlännäs parish, Sweden to Anundsjö parish, Sweden on January 24, 1866 (age 10)
1871 Run away from school in Härnösand, Sweden to work as a mate on a ship (age 15)
1871 Signing on in Härnösand on July 13, 1871 and signing off the ship on October 21, 1871 with Captain J.P. Lindström. John is 15 years old.
1872 Leaving Härnösand on May 29, 1872 to Liverpool
1874 Returning to Söderhamn on June 15, 1874 in a ship owned by C.M. Åberg
1875 Returning to Stockholm on June 17, 1875
1876 Signing on in Härnösand on July 24, 1875 with Captain J. O. Stafverin and signing off the ship on Christmas Day, December 25, 1876 in New York City. This may be his his first trip to the United States and what gave him the idea to emigrate in 1883 or 1884. (age 20)
1879 Move to from Anundsjö parish, Sweden to Farsund, Norway on November 10, 1879
1883 Marriage to Salmine Sophia Severine Pedersen (1862-1914) in Oslo, Norway
1884 Move to New York City from Farsund, Vest Agder, Norway
1886 Working as a laborer in New York City
1886 Living at 540 Canal Street, Manhattan, New York County, New York City, NY, 10013-1304, USA
1886 Birth of Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) , his first child, in New York City on April 5, 1886
1887 naturalization
1888 Blizzard leaves 20 inches of snow in New York and New Jersey on March 11, 1888 to March 12, 1888
1889 Living at 454 Washington Street, Manhattan, New York Co., New York City, NY, 10013, USA
1889 Birth of Mary Winblad, his second child, in New York City on August 12, 1889
1890 US Census in April, later destroyed
1890 Death of Mary Winblad, his daughter, on July 4, 1890
1892 Living at 447 Washington Street, Manhattan, New York Co., New York City, NY, 10013, USA
1892 Birth of Otto Edward Winblad, his child, on August 19, 1892
1892 Death of Otto Edward Winblad, his child, on December 8, 1892
1895 Working as a longshoreman
1895 Living at 294 West Houston Street, Manhattan, New York Co., New York City, NY, 10014, USA
1895 Birth of Maria Elisabeth Winblad II (1895-1987) , his daughter, in New York City on February 16, 1895
1895 (circa) Move to Jersey City, New Jersey from Manhattan, New York City
1895 (circa) Purchase of 437 Wayne Street, Jersey City, New Jersey
1897 Living at 437 Wayne Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07302-3156, USA
1897 Birth of John Edward Winblad II, his child, on August 28, 1879
1898 U.S.S. Maine explodes in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898
1898 U.S. President William McKinley orders a blockade of Cuba on April 21, 1898
1898 U.S. Marines land at Guantánamo, Cuba on June 10, 1898
1899 Buys land to build 437 Wayne Street
1899 Living at 437 Wayne Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07302-3156, USA
1899 Death of John Edward Winblad II in Jersey City on September 24, 1899
1900 Working as a longshoreman
1900 Family has a servant
1900 Living at 437 Wayne Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
1900 US Census with John Edward Winblad as Head of Household on June 5, 1900
1901 Return from trip to Norway on August 2nd
1902 Living at 437 Wayne Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07302-3156, USA
1902 Birth of Otto Perry Winblad (1902-1977) , his last child, on August 5, 1902
1904 Treaty recognizing Cuba's sovereignty over Isle of Pines negotiated
1907 Isle of Pines no longer a US protectorate
1910 Move to Isle of Pines, Cuba from Jersey City, New Jersey
1910 Marriage of Anton Julius Winblad, his son, to Eva Ariel Lattin in Farmingdale, Long Island on April 17, 1910
1910 Living at 437 Wayne Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey on April 23, 1910
1910 US Census with John Edward Winblad as head of household on April 23, 1910
1910 Sale of 437 Wayne Street, Jersey City, New Jersey on June 24, 1910
1911 John and Salmine return from Cuba to New York aboard the SS Saratoga
1911 Birth of Norman Winblad, his first grandchild, on Isle of Pines, Cuba on May 23, 1911
1912 Birth of Anthony Winblad, his second grandchild, on Isle of Pines, Cuba on September 9, 1912
1913 (circa) Move to Jersey City, New Jersey from the Isle of Pines, Cuba
1913 (circa) Superintendent of Longshoreman in Jersey City, New Jersey
1914 Anton and Eva still on Isle of Pines, Cuba
1914 Anton is witness for marriage certificate of Maria Winblad and Arthur Freudenberg
1914 Marriage of Maria Winblad, his daughter, to Arthur Freudenberg on February 28, 1914
1914 Visit to Farsund, Norway with Otto Winblad, his son, and Salmine, Maria stays in New Jersey
1914 Visit to Sweden from Norway
1914 Death of John Winblad in Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway on September 24, 1914 (age 58)