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Lydia Weidelman (Wetelainen) (1888 - 1937)

Finnish: Lydia Sihverintytär Weidelman (Weteläinen)
Also Known As: "Big Lydia"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pukari, Kirkonkylä, Kuusamo, Finland
Death: April 18, 1937 (49)
Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States
Place of Burial: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sigfrid Herman Isakson Weidelman and Anna Briita Weidelman
Sister of Johan Sivert Weidelman; Sofia Christina Pelto; Ida Maria Veteläinen; Anna Eriika Michaelson; Charles Herman Weidelman and 1 other

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About Lydia Weidelman

Kuusamo - syntyneet, 1884-1890 (MKO9-16) > 123: sivu ???: 1888; SSHY: https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=553... / Viitattu 20.6.2021

Kuusamo - lastenkirja, 1881-1890 (MKO42-59) > Sivu 538 255: sivu ???: Lappmak 37; SSHY: https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/jasenille/paikat.php?bid=461... / Viitattu 21.6.2021

Moved : 1889 Amerika. Lyydia Veteläinen- Waidelman, born 28th Feb. 1888, died 17th April 1937. Lived in Amerika, Michigan, Calumet. ( weight : 290 kilograms).



Lydia Weidelman was known as "Big Lydia" in Calumet. Reputedly she weighed more than 660 pounds.

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Lydia Weidelman's Timeline

1888
February 28, 1888
Pukari, Kirkonkylä, Kuusamo, Finland
1937
April 18, 1937
Age 49
Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States
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Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States