Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870

The First Settlers consisted of 22 men, 11 women, and 18 children, totalling 51 settlers. They settled lots in New Sweden and Woodland.

Jonas Bodin, Sr. - Lot C, Woodland
Wife: Sara
Children: Per Otto, Israel, Maria, Edla, Johanna

Jonas Bodin, Jr - Lot D, Woodland

Nicholas P. Clase - Lot 135, New Sweden
Wife: Anna
Children: Karl, Agnes, Hilma

Karl Harleman - Lot 118, New Sweden

Jocob Johannsson - Lot F, Woodland

Anders Johansson - Lot 131, New Sweden

Johan Petter Johansson - Lot 136, New Sweden

Solomon Johansson - Lot B, Woodland

Janne L. Laurell - Lot 121-1/2, New Sweden

Oskar Lindberg - Lot 114-1/2, New Sweden

Olof Morell - Lot 135-1/2, New Sweden

Nils Olsson - Lot 115, New Sweden
Wife: Elna
Children: Vilhelm, Alfred, Judith, Karoline, Anna

Olof Olsson - Lot 138-1/2, New Sweden

Jons Person - Lot 116, New Sweden
Wife: Anna
Mother: Elsa
Sister: Hanna

Nils Persson - Lot 134, New Sweden
Wife: Karna
Children: Sigrid, Elna

Truls Persson - Lot 133, New Sweden
Wife: Elna
Children: Hermon

Per Pettersson - Lot A, Woodland

Gottleib Piltz, Lot 114, New Sweden

Frans R. W. Plank - Lot E, Woodland

Anders Svensson - Lot 138, New Sweden
Son: Sven Adolph, age 17

Sven Svensson - Lot 117, New Sweden
Wife: Karoline
Children: Johan Theodor, Sven Robert, Selma Davida

Karl Voss - Lot 111-1/2, New Sweden