Henrick Esaiasoon's Genealogy Part 2

HENRIC ESAIASSON’s GENEALOGY

Henric’s birth. Henric Esaiasson Luomajärvi was born on Friday, 3 Jan 1817, on Luomajärvi farm, near Wenesjervi village, Kankaanpää Parish, Turku Pori County, Finland. His parents were the farmer Esaias Ericsson Luomajervi and 35 years’ old Caisa Ericsdotter. Henric was the youngest son, of Esaias and Caisa’s six children.

Henric Esaiasson Luomajärvi was most likely born in the family sauna, on the Luomajärvi farm. FINNISH AMERICAN REPORTER, Dec 1993, page 18: “POPULAR CULTURE: Sex and The Sauna, by Kristiina Markkanen. The word sauna brings, to most people, something dirty in mind. But for us Finns, it brings only ideas of cleanliness, not only physical but also spiritual rejuvenation. In fact, the Finns considered the sauna to be the cleanest place on earth for centuries, & they let their babies be born in these smoky, dark cabins.”

On Sunday, 5 January 1806, the farmer, Esaias Ericsson Luomajãrvi, of Kankaanpää Parish, and the farmer’s daughter, Catharina Ericsdotter, of Petkele [in Siikainen Parish, had their marriage banns first read, in the Siikainen Parish Lutheran Church. Marriage, Henric’s On Sunday, 9 Feb 1806, in Siikainen Parish, the farmer Esaias Ericsson Luomajärvi of Kankaanpää Parish, and the farmer’s daughter Catharina Ericsdotter of Petkele, Siikainen Parish, were married at the bride’s home, i full skrud, by Pastor Jacob Hallfors.

F.A.R., Feb 1994, page 22: “February/Helmikuu. The work Helmikuu means ‘pearl month’ & refers to a natural phenomenon which occurs in the forest during February. On certain days it is as if the branches shimmer with pearls. This happens when thawing weather unexpectedly occurs. If this is followed by severe frosty weather, the water drops from the melting snow turn to ice. These drops were called ice pearls.” From THE FINNISH FOLK-YEAR, A Perpetual Diary & Book of Days, Ways & Customs by Anneke Lipsanen, 1986.

Henric helps run Randala farm. Up through about 1845, Esaias Ericsson ran this farm, which came to be known as Randala, in Luomajärvi, near Wenesjärvi, Kankaanpää Parish. In about 1845, Johan Esaiasson, who was the oldest living son, of Esaias and Caisa, took over the Randala farm. Henric Esaiasson helped his older brother, Johan, run the Randala farm. Johan Esaiasson Luomajärvi married Lisa Johansdotter Luomajärvi, in Kankaanpää Parish, on Monday, 7 Oct 1839.