Heikkilä, Finland

Sign post welcoming travelers to the village in August, 2000. Heikkilä is located a short way from Kuusamo.
This is the presumed village from which the Määttä family emmigrated.

Fields of Heikkilä, Finland, 2000

View from the road near Heikkilä. The author did not find the village, but saw cows, lakes, and a few buildings.

Introduction

Welcome Page: An Overview of this Website
Introduction to Mitochondrial DNA Mapping and My Genealogical Research

History

A Brief History of Finland
Biographic Time Line of John Poysky, Kaisa Greta Poysky, and Sofia Poysky
Sofia Määttä and Johan Pöyskö Familes in Finland, 1600s -- 1830
Sofia Määttä and Johan Pöyskö Familes in Finland, 1830 -- 1891
My Family in the Pacific Northwest, 1886 -- 1895
My Family in the Pacific Northwest, 1896 -- 1910
My Family in the Pacific Northwest, 1911 -- 1920
My Family in the Pacific Northwest, 1921 -- 1930
My Family in the Pacific Northwest, 1931 -- 1940
Poysky Estate Probate, 1936 -- 1940
My Family in the Pacific Northwest, 1941 -- 1950
My Family in the Pacific Northwest, 1951 -- 2000
Beaver Drainage District, Columbia County, Oregon, 1904 -- 2001

Family Tree Graphics to View on the Computer

Ancestors and Descendents of Hans Forbus (1622 -- 1710)
Ancestors and Descendents of Magdalena Nystedt (1729 --1756) and Johan Kranck (1704 -- 1784)
Children of Katarina Lagus (1728 -- 1782) and Johan Kranck (1704 -- 1784)
Ancestors and Descendents of Antti Määttä (1830 -- 1893) and Elsa Heikkinen (1840 -- 1926)
Parents of Sipi Määttä (1800 -- 1885)
Ancestors of Hans Forbus' First Wife (Name Unknown)
Ancestors of Hans Forbus' Second Wife, Ingeborg Lang (???? -- 1710)
Ancestors and Descendents of Kaisa Greta Kauppi Kontinen (1864 -- 1896)
Ancestors of Johan Pöyskö -- Later Known as John Poysky (1860 -- 1931)

Family Trees in PDF Format for Printing

Ancestors and Descendents of Hans Forbus (1622 -- 1710)
Ancestors and Descendents of Magdalena Nystedt (1729 --1756) and Johan Kranck (1704 -- 1784)
Children of Katarina Lagus (1728 -- 1782) and Johan Kranck (1704 -- 1784)
Ancestors and Descendents of Antti Määttä (1830 -- 1893) and Elsa Heikkinen (1840 -- 1926)
Parents of Sipi Määttä (1800 -- 1885)
Ancestors of Hans Forbus' First Wife (Name Unknown)
Ancestors of Hans Forbus' Second Wife, Ingeborg Lang (???? -- 1710)
Ancestors and Descendents of Kaisa Greta Kauppi Kontinen (1864 -- 1896)
Ancestors of Johan Pöyskö -- Later Known as John Poysky (1860 -- 1931)

Historical and Modern Photos and Maps

Family Photos from 1899 -- 1912
Family Photos from circa 1912 --1925
Family Photos from 1928 -- circa 1935
Family Photos from 1937 -- 1989
Historical and Modern Photos of Astoria, Oregon
Historical Maps of Clatsop County and Oregon State
Historical and Modern Maps of Finland and Sweden
Modern Photos of Heikkilä, Finland
Historical Maps of Cowlitz County and Washington State
Historical Maps of Virginia Colony and West Virginia

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