Axel Gustav Wahlberg

1843 - 1907  (63 years)

• Name	Axel Gustav Wahlberg  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	17 Sep 1843	Ystad Sankt Maria, Skåne, Sweden   [1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Between 1846 and 1850	Ystad Sankt Maria, Skåne, Sweden   [10]
  Residence	Between 1856 and 1861	Ystad Sankt Maria, Skåne, Sweden   [10]
  Immigration	1 Jun 1870	USA   [3, 7]
  Occupation	17 Sep 1870  [2]
  	goldsmith
  Residence	17 Sep 1870	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Residence	6 Jun 1874	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [6]
  	3 Dallas Place
  Census	5 Jun 1880	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  Occupation	5 Jun 1880  [4, 9]
  	jeweler
  Residence	5 Jun 1880	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [4, 9]
  	11 Baker Street
  Occupation	1 Aug 1885  [2]
  	jeweler
  Residence	1 Aug 1885	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Occupation	1886  [9]
  	jeweler
  Residence	1886	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [9]
  	59 Hammond Street
  Occupation	14 May 1888  [7]
  	jeweler
  Residence	14 May 1888	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  Occupation	1890  [14]
  	jeweler
  Residence	1890	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [14]
  Naturalization	20 May 1890	U.S. Circuit Court, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 7]
  Occupation	1892  [9]
  	jeweler
  Residence	1892	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [9]
  	Brook Street
  Occupation	1895  [9]
  	jeweler
  Residence	1895	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [9]
  	41 Brook Street
  Occupation	1899  [9]
  	jeweler
  Residence	1899	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [9]
  	19 Brook Street
  Census	6 Jun 1900	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  Occupation	6 Jun 1900  [3]
  	jewelry merchant
  Residence	6 Jun 1900	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  	41 Brook Street
  Occupation	5 Mar 1907  [5]
  	jeweler
  Residence	5 Mar 1907	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [5, 13]
  	41 Brook Street
  Death	5 Mar 1907	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 5, 8, 12, 13]
  Burial	7 Mar 1907	Mount Hope Cemetery, Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [5, 8, 12, 13]
  Person ID	I23	Wahlberg Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Jonas Wahlberg,   b. 3 Jan 1806, Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden d. 3 Oct 1859, Ystad Sankt Maria, Skåne, Sweden (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Christina Helena Nöbbelin,   b. 14 Dec 1815, Ystad Sankt Maria, Skåne, Sweden d. 9 Sep 1859, Ystad Sankt Maria, Skåne, Sweden (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ida Albertina Peterson,   b. 21 Apr 1857, Askersund, Närke, Örebro, Sweden d. 1952, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1885	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	1. Jeanette Wahlberg,   b. 30 Apr 1886, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 1965, Wolfeboro, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Ada Josephine Wahlberg,   b. May 1889, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 Oct 1918, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Oscar F. Lawrence Wahlberg,   b. 6 Dec 1893, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 Mar 1971, Pinellas, Florida, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Alfred Goodwin Wahlberg,   b. 10 May 1897, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Sep 1946, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Olive Wahlberg,   b. Jun 1899, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Adolph T. Wahlberg,   b. 9 Jun 1899, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Feb 1957, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Dorothy W. Wahlberg,   b. 19 Jan 1905, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Axel Simon Wahlberg,   b. 6 Jan 1902, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Jan 1963, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Amos Gerald Wahlberg,   b. 6 Jun 1895, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Dec 1897, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Jenny Judith Anna Emilia Ostogren,   b. 14 Mar 1852, Ryssby, Kronoberg, Sweden d. 31 Jan 1885, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	17 Sep 1870	Immanuel Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Ruth Edith Wilhelmina Wahlberg,   b. 31 May 1876, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 Sep 1903, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Judith Hildegarde Constance Wahlberg,   b. 6 Jul 1880, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 Aug 1901, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elsie V. A. Wahlberg,   b. May 1883, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Axel Gustave Alfred Wahlberg,   b. 6 Jun 1874, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Jul 1969, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA (Age 95 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Hjalmar Philip Thedore Wahlberg,   b. 1878, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 1880, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Johan Gustaf Ludvig Wahlberg,   b. Abt 1872   d. 14 Aug 1872, Malmö Caroli, Skåne, Sweden (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Another arrest was made last evening in the South End masked ball case. Axel Wahlberg was locked up by Sergt Manning on a charge of violating the statutes in conducting a masked ball under the auspices of the Swedish American singing society at Paine Memorial hall, Appleton st, last Thursday evening. With Charles Hagstrom, now awaiting trial, the defendant, it is alleged, accepted money or tickets door from reserve officer Frank Gilman of station 5. Like Hagstrom, Wahlberg pleaded not guilty, and his case was continued until Nov 9 for trial. source: Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, 6 Nov 1906, p. 8. Successful Three-Days’ Fair. A very success three days’ fair in aid of the relief fund of the Swedish American society was closed Saturday evening in Paine memorial building. The committee of arrangements included Emil Edman, Carl E. Hammarback, John Jepson, David Zetterman, Axel G. Wahlberg, Frank Erickson, E. Thulin, John F. Holmberg Sr, Ernest F. Lundin, Carl Hagstrom, Miss Alice T. Rantz, Miss Karrin Edman, Mrs Carl E. Hammarback, Mrs Frank Ekman, Mrs Emil Edman, John A. Nelson, Mrs Augusta Anderson, Mrs Mathilda Olson, Mrs J. A. Ostberg and Mrs Anna Sjolund. source: Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, 3 Dec 1906, p. 8. ITS 29TH ANNIVERSARY. Swedish-American Society Observes Event in Paine Hall. The 29th anniversary of the Swedish-American society was celebrated last evening in Paine hall. The hall was handsomely decorated with bunting, and over the platform were hung the insignia of the society and two large American and Swedish flags. The grand march was led by Carl Hagstrom and Mrs John Jepson, followed by Axel G. Wahlberg and Mrs Fannie Bergstrom, Carl E. Hammarback and Miss Alice T. Rantz and about 150 couples. During the evening the financial secretary, Axel G. Wahlberg, read the annual report of the organization, which showed that the society accepted 43 new members and four died during the year. The income during the last 12 months was $2000 and the expenditure $1400, chiefly spent in assisting sick members. In addition to its property, which includes the grove at East Milton, the society has $3000 in the treasury. Following the reading of the report J. A. Ostberg, who is one of the organizers of the society, was presented a bouquet and check and Mrs Carl E Hammarback was presented a gold jewel of the society, in appreciation of the services she rendered the organization. The presentation addresses were made by Axel Zetterman Jr. The committee of arrangements included Frank Ericson, Carl Hagstrom, Axel G. Wahlberg, John Jepson, Carl E. Hammarback, E. Thulin, C. A. Tallberg, Miss Alice T. Rantz, Mrs John Jepson, Mrs Carl E. Hammarback, Mrs Anna Sjolund, Mrs Mathilda Anderson, Axel Fogel, Mrs J. A. Ostberg, Carl A. Stenberg and David Zetterman. The reception committee included Frank Erikson, Mrs John Jespson, Evald Thulin and Mrs Carl E. Hammarback. Axel Zetterman Jr was floor director, assisted by Miss Alice T. Rantz and Carl Hagstrom. The special guests of the evening were the past presiding officers of the society. Among others present were: Mr & Mrs J A Nilson Mr & Mrs A E Hammarback Mr and & Mrs John Robertson Mr & Mrs Axel E Zetterman Mr & Mrs F Erikson Mr & Mrs N Anderson Mr & Mrs Ole Olson Mr & Mrs F Bergstrom Mr & Mrs T F Hanson Mr & Mrs A S Stromberg Mr Charles Murk Mr Albin D Lawson Mr Nils Nelson Mr Carl Johnson Mry Harry Freeman Mr William Olson Mr Carl Malmhost Mr John Stromberg Mr George Peterson Mr M N Malmstrom Miss Ada Wahlberg Miss Hilda M Anderson Miss Clara Carlson Miss Anna Erlandson Miss Hildegard Bjorklund Miss Marie Olson Miss Jennie Olson Miss Elizabeth Larson Miss Tillie Johnson Miss Elfrida Johanson Miss Jennie Johnson Miss Ellen Holmes Miss Clara Johnson Miss Marie Benson Miss Nellie Holmberg Miss Hannah Christenson Miss Marie Christenson Miss Carrie Holmstrom Mrs Nana von der Luft Miss Lena Norton source: “It’s 29th Anniversary. Swedish-American Society Observes Event in Paine Hall.” Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, 14 Feb 1907, p. 2. WAHLBERG - March 5, Axel G. Wahlberg, 63 yrs. Funeral from his late residence, 41 Brook st, Mt Hope, Thursday, March 7, at 2 p. m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. source: Death Notice of Axel G. Wahlberg. Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, 6 Mar 1907, p. 2. WAHLBERG - March 5, Axel G. Wahlberg, 63 yrs. source: Death Notice of Axel G. Wahlberg. Boston, MA: Boston Evening Transcript, 6 Mar 1907, p. 14. Swedish Benefit Concert and Ball. The Swedish-American society has arranged for a concert and ball to be held this evening in Paine Memorial hall, in aid of the family of the late Axel G. Wahlberg, who was a trustee and treasurer of the society for some years. Many Swedish concert favorites have promised to appear, among them being Mr and Mrs De Berg Lofgren, Mrs Maie Sundborg-Sundelius, Mrs Jennie Lindquist-Lawson, a sextet from the Swedish glee club and Daniel G. Doherty’s orchestra. The concert will be held from 8 to 10 p m, followed by dancing until 2 a m. source: “Swedish Benefit Concert and Ball.” Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, 16 Jan 1908, p. 9.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Death Notice of Axel G. Wahlberg, Boston Evening Transcript, Boston, Massachusetts, 6 Mar 1907, p. 14. [S13] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line], (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). [S14] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, Boston, Enumeration District 1512, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, National Archives Microfilm Roll T623_687; 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line], (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). [S15] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, Boston, Enumeration District 772, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, National Archives Microfilm Roll T9_561; 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line], (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). [S16] Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Axel G. Wahlberg, Death Certificate No. 2212, 5 Mar 1907, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. [S17] Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1952 [database on-line], (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;). [S18] National Archives and Records Administration, Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950 [database on-line], (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S2] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line], (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). [S21] Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line], (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S4] Genline AB, Sweden, Household Clerical Surveys, 1654-1901 [database on-line], (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S5] Genline AB, Sweden, Indexed Death Records, 1840-1947 [database on-line], (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S6] Find a Grave, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line], (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S9] Death Notice of Axel G. Wahlberg, The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, 6 Mar 1907, p. 2. [S22] Ancestry.com, Boston, Massachusetts Directory, 1890 [database on-line], (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).