EKSTROM Johan Petter

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FENIXHUSET

1868 a key-novel was published which caused a tremendous commotion. The title was “Now and then or the mysteries of a small town”. And the town was Orebro.

The first chapter is called “Fallan” (the Trap). And is a story about the Fenix-house. The chapter begins “A beautiful, clear and sunny morning in the late summer of 18…, a young man come out of the most distinguished cellars, the so called The Trap.

What was behind the doubtful name, was not quite clear, but one of the explanations was that when you successfully reached the harbour there, it was exceedingly difficult to get away from there.

The place had four rooms. In the “Cellarhall” the guests were served glass by glass, but in the inner rooms, mostly whole or half bottles shone on the tables.

In the very inner holy, or the cubby-hole, Casino was played, which later had to give way to the more intelligence trying card playing “Dundrapart”.
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The restaurant-keeper Strom, who also was an alderman, was presented as a grey-haired and magnificent old man, who went there and back in the rooms with grave steps. The restaurant-keeper was not only very rich, he had furthermore a very good reputation in the town. His wife, who also had an elegant appearance, was called “the Queen”.

Strom´s business and income did not confine to what was over the surface, even under the ground in the cellar The Pit a considerable quantum of the Swedish National Beverage was served, of course with an enormous profit.

The Trap was in real life Ekstrom´s Cellar and later the Town Cellar. Strom in the book was in real life Ekstrom, with the Christian name Johan Peter. Ekstrom was beside restaurant-keeper even alderman and also for a while member of Parliament. In 1847 he had built the house – the sole purpose of trade with wine and spirits and the restaurant. In the building they also produced liquor – within the pale of the law.
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Over the entrance to the open yard you can see the sign with the words “J P Ekstrom & Co,
Vin och spirituosa”.

Remarkably enough, the building was saved in the big fire 1854 - when more than 1200 persons lost their homes – despite the fire started just in the neighborhood.

Connected with the fire, Mrs Ekstrom , “the Queen”, made a remarkable contribution which went down in history. An inhabitant with a good memory wrote: “From time to time you could see a magnificent lady, accompanied by some maids, proceed among the firemen, who were exhausted and in a sweat. It was the wife of the restaurant-keeper and alderman Ekstrom. She had got the name “The Queen” because of her grand figure. From her own hands and as far as the well-stocked supplies of the house was sufficient, she bid on this occation refreshments. …………That the alderman´s wife made such a socialable gesture
seemed if possible more encouraging, then the material treat with food and drinks, restored the overstrained forces.

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The original house had got a wing to the north 1855, directly after the fire and one against Fargargrand in 1863.

Died:
Buried in the family cemetery of Nikolai Kyrkogard (situated at the end of Drottninggatan(Queen´s street, after no 52) and Sodra Allén. But everyone calls it the South cemetery int the "VIP-corner".

Johan married BEHMER Sofia Margareta on 08 May 1827 in Örebro, Sweden. Sofia (daughter of BEHMER Magnus Arvid and SPRINCHORN Anna Fredrika) was born on 05 Aug 1808 in Örebro, Sweden; died on 12 Oct 1881 in Stockholm, Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. EKSTROM Johan Magnus Robert was born on 27 Mar 1828; died on 27 Dec 1902.
2. EKSTROM Carl Gustaf was born on 17 Mar 1829 in Örebro, Sweden; died on 04 Mar 1830.
3. EKSTROM Fredrika Sofia Johanna was born on 30 Apr 1830 in Sweden; died on 03 May 1914 in Sweden.
4. EKSTROM Emelie Carolina was born on 12 Oct 1831; died on 01 Apr 1910.
5. EKSTROM Margareta Lavisa Ingeborg was born on 16 Nov 1832; died on 29 May 1898.
6. EKSTROM Matilda Charlotte was born on 04 Jul 1836; died on 18 Jan 1839.
7. EKSTROM Hortence Amalia was born on 12 Nov 1837; died on 04 Oct 1911.
8. EKSTROM Adolf Theador was born on 05 Feb 1839; died on 05 Jun 1857.
9. EKSTROM Hilda Augusta was born on 07 Apr 1840; died on 22 Oct 1865.
10. EKSTROM Jenny Petranella was born on 07 Mar 1842; died on 05 Apr 1843.
11. EKSTROM Eva Catherina was born on 24 Dec 1843; died on 21 Apr 1920.
12. EKSTROM Pehr Fabian (Captain) was born on 20 Jan 1845 in Örebro, Sweden; died on 29 Apr 1938 in Union Cemetery, Newport Twp., Towner, ND.
13. EKSTROM Otto Wilhelm was born on 20 Mar 1847; died on 09 Nov 1917.

Notes:

Coachman and houseowner

Petter married RINGBLOM Anna Margareta Larsdotter before 1830. Anna (daughter of MOGTORP Lars Carlsson i and JOHANSDOTTER Anna) was born in 1776. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonas married EKEBERG Anna Svensdotter i. Anna (daughter of EKEBERG Sven Svensson i and OLSDOTTER Cherstin) was born in 1733. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lars married JOHANSDOTTER Anna. Anna (daughter of HARAKA Johan Erason i) was born in 1738; died in 1795. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Per married Karin. Karin was born in 1704; died in 1746. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sven married OLSDOTTER Cherstin. Cherstin died in 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]