A Finnish American family
Subtitle: how it was in the old days
By: by Gertrude E. Tiitinen.
Publisher: Voitto Pub.
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Riverside, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Tiitinen, Gertrude E. -- Family.; Pellinen family.; Finnish Americans -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula -- Biography.; Finnish Americans -- California -- Riverside -- Biography.; Upper Peninsula (Mich.) -- Biography.; Riverside (Calif.) -- Biography.
Description: The family history of Gertrude Elaine Pellinen (b. 1925), daughter of Juho Vihtori Pellinen (b. 1876) and Hanna (or Johanna) Vuorenmaa (1881-1954). Juho Vihtori Pellinen and Hanna Vuorenmaa emigrated from Finland and arrived at Ellis Island, N.Y. on July 23, 1903. They were enga- ged at the time, and married 1905 in Marquette, Michigan. They lived in Marquette until 1918 at which time they moved to Paynes- ville, Michigan. They were parents of seven children. The Vuorenmaa family originates from Soini parish, Vaasa co., Finland.