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  2. New Sweden - Wikipedia

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    New Sweden (Swedish: Nya Sverige) was a colony of the Swedish Empire between 1638 and 1655 along the lower reaches of the Delaware River in what is now Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Established during the Thirty Years' War when Sweden was a great power, New Sweden formed part of the Swedish efforts to colonize the Americas.

  3. Conquest of New Sweden - Wikipedia

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    New Sweden was a Swedish colony founded by Peter Minuit in 1638 along the Delaware River. The colony, centered on Fort Christina , thrived for a number of years under the administration of Johan Printz , attracting Swedish and Finnish settlers who engaged in farming and fur trading with the Lenape and Susquehannock .

  4. Swedish colonies in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Swedish overseas colonies. Sweden established colonies in the Americas in the mid-17th century, including the colony of New Sweden (1638–1655) on the Delaware River in what is now Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, as well as two possessions in the Caribbean during the 18th and 19th centuries.

  5. Swedish Colonial Society - Wikipedia

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    The records constitute the major "missing link" in chronicling the history of Swedish settlement and culture on the Delaware River, spanning from the 1640s, when the first Swedish church was founded at Tinicum Island, to 1787. The Society is also involved with genealogical research, and reserves a genealogist within the organization to study ...

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    The FamilySearch Research Wiki (formerly also known as the FamilySearch Wiki or the Family History Research Wiki) is a website containing reference information and educational articles to help locate and interpret genealogical records. [1] [2] The wiki is part of the FamilySearch website and was launched in 2007.

  7. Timeline of Wilmington, Delaware - Wikipedia

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    1682 - New Sweden becomes part of the English colonial Province of Pennsylvania. [1] 1698 - Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes) built. [1] 1731 - Landowner Thomas Willing names his property "Willingtown" (renamed "Wilmington" around 1739). [1] 1739 William Shipley becomes burgess of Wilmington. [2] Shipbuilding industry begins (approximate date). [1]

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  9. Larsson–Noak Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Larsson–Noak Historic District encompasses a collection of buildings constructed by Swedish immigrants to northern Maine between about 1888 and 1930. The district is focused on a cluster of four buildings on Station Road, northeast of the center of New Sweden, Maine. Notable among these is the c. 1888 Larsson-Ostlund House, which is the ...

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