Kallunki

Kallunki

Kallunki family branch decends from Antti Antti's son Pitkä (1693-1739). Kallunki family lived on a farm at lake Kallunki. Since the family has had the farm ever since the lapp times, it is difficult to give exact time when the farm was founded. Depending on the source it could be 1680, 1707 or 1717.

Kallunki family church book 1760:

Men had died and the farm was kept in order by old lady Liisa and young widows Malin and Kaisa.

Juho Kallunki (1744-1810) and Juho Petteri Kallunki (1835-1931) have worked as jury men. The jury men were influential persons in their villages and had more power than modern day council men.

Pictured jury man Juho Petteri Kallunki with his wife

Some of the family moved to the Kuontivaara farm on 1820's, to the Suorajärvi farm in 1857, to the Kaukosaari (Saarela) farm in 1875, to Rovaniemi county on the Muurola croft in 1874 and on the Autti croft in 1892. Some of the family emigrated to the USA from 1873 onwards: to Calumet in Houghton county, to Tapiola and to city of Detroit in state the of Michigan and to Mayger and Astoria in Clatsop county in the state of Oregon.

Kuontivaara's Abram Kallunki family church book 1816:

Juuso Kallunki (1820–1886) moved to center of Kuusamo on 1840's. He worked as a pastor's farmhand.

Pictured model of Juusonkartano croft. Photo source KirjastoVirma.

See more information: Juusonkartanosta.

His son Antti worked 3 years as vice chairman of the county council board.

Pictured on the right Arvi Kallunki's house on 1930s

Pekka Kallunki (1864-) moved to Haapajärvi county in 1897. He worked there as vice chairman of the county council and also in various other council duties. Photo source Kirjastovirma.

Leskelä

When brothers Antti (1722–1755) and Heikki Pitkä (1724–1760) died as young men the Kallunki farm was devided between their widows in 1759. Heikki's widow moved away with her children and the other half was given the youngest brother Paavo (1740–1812). The other half was named as Leskelä (=widows's place), which became at the end of the 19th century surname to part of the family.

Leskelä family church book 1816 at lake Kallunki:

Taneli Leskelä (1867-1932) worked as a jury man.

Part of the Leskelä family moved to the Määttälänvaara farm on 1890's and to the Patosalmi farm and also to Montana, USA.