Briita Elisabeth Seppanen
1849-1920
Born: Suomussalmi, Oulun Laani, Northern Ostrobothnia Region, Finland
Died: South Dakota, USA
1849-1920
Born: Suomussalmi, Oulun Laani, Northern Ostrobothnia Region, Finland
Died: South Dakota, USA
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Married Juho Silfven in Finland in 1870. Immigrated to Hancock Michigan in 1877. Moved to South Dakota about 1876. Raised nine children. Her oldest daughter, Anna Amelia Silfven Lahtinen, perished on the Titanic.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: medium;">Children: Carl Albert Silfven, Johan Victor Silfven , Anna Amelia Silfven Lahtinen, Ellen M Silfven Heikkila, John Benhart Silfven, Lydia Silfven Heikkila, Edward Elias Silfven, Kathryn Elvira (Kate) Silfven Trosin, William Arthur Silfven</span></p>
<font size="4">Briita (Seppanen) Silfven daughter Anna Amelia (Silfven) and son-in-law, Rev. William Lahtinen persisted as the RMS Titanic disappeared beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, Reverend William and Anna Amelia (Silfven) Lahtinen bodies were never found.</font>