Preserved collection
The Nye Family
The shared family story: Sweden and Denmark, migration, Hessel, the Nye farm, ancestors, cousins, photographs, and records.
4 images
Charles & Tena
Charles Nye married Tena Mortensen in St. Ignace, Michigan, USA on 5 February 1894. They lived and farmed in Hessel, Michigan and had 11 children. Charles was born Karl August Karl
View page →
15 images
Aspelund, Bo Parish, Sweden
In 1987 I went to Sweden and Denmark with 3 cousins. The purpose of our trip was to visit the ancestral homes of our Greatgrandparents, Charles and Tena. These are some of my photo
View page →
11 images
Augusta
Augusta Thysell was the sister of Karl August (Charles Nye). Augusta remained in Sweden and these photographs are of her and her descendants.
View page →
9 images
BoParish
These pictures are from Bjorn Thysell. He has done a lot of research and located some of the ancestral homes and other exciting documents. Bjorn in the grandson of Augusta who was
View page →
13 images
Brundby
Tena's father, Hans Jorgen Mortensen was from Brundby on the Island of Samsoe. It is known that his family has lived on Samsoe Island at least since 1645. Tena's mother, Abelone Ni
View page →
1 image
Ellen
Home will take you to the beginning of my web site.
View page →423 people · 93 surnames
Ellen Augusta Nye Genealogy Index
Browse ten generations of the Nye family report, its alphabetical indexes, bibliography, and original GEDCOM data.
Browse genealogy →
9 images
Glud
Abelone Nielsen and her husband Hans Jorgen Mortensen lived in Glud Parish in Denmark prior to their emigration to the USA.
View page →
11 images
Hessel
Hans Jorgen Mortensen emigrated to the USA in 1881. He came alone to get settled and prepare a home for his family. Abelone left Denmark on 1 July 1883 from the Port of Hamburg. Sh
View page →
9 images
LesCheneaux
The Nye & Mortensen Homesteads were in the area just outside of Hessel. Hessel was a small fishing & farming village. It is part of the area known as Les Cheneaux. Hessel was origi
View page →
5 images
Michigan
Michigan is almost surrounded by the Great Lakes & is bordered on two sides by Canada. The area around Hessel is very lovely. It is called Les Cheneaux because of its numerous isla
View page →
15 images
NyeFarm
Charles Nye was born Karl August Karlsson, the son of Karl Johan Larsson and Gustava Olsdotter. It was not until 1901 that Sweden passed a law mandating the use of family surnames.
View page →
16 images
Orebro
The family no longer has any relatives living in Bo Parish. Charles' sister, Augusta, moved to the city of Orebro on 24 October 1896. We had fun visiting her daughter, Svea, and he
View page →
15 images
Samsoe
The family of Hans Jorgen Mortensen has lived on the Island of Samsoe, Denmark for at least 400 years. It is a small farming and fishing community. Samsoe Island is nestled between
View page →
7 images
Stenderup
Else Marie Mikkelsdatter was born in Braa Molle, Stenderup Parish, Vejle County, Denmark on 2 January 1785. She was the daughter of Michel Olsen Moller and Anne Kirstine Rasmusdatt
View page →
17 images
Sweden
Here are some more of my photographs of Orebro County in Narke Province, Sweden.
View page →
12 images
The Laursen Cousins
I am indebted to Anna Laursen and Birthe Laursen for the many beautiful photographs that they have sent me and all the fascinating information that they have told me.
View page →
13 images
Thysell Cousins
The pictures on this page are from Bjorn Thysell of Vingaker, Sweden.
View page →