Adolf Ferdinand
(Adolf)
Ahlgren
Born in Visby, Gotland, Sverige
Ancestors 
Brother of
Maria Fredrika Ahlgren, Carolina Amelia (Ahlgren) Becker, Johanna Sofia Ahlgren, Carl Fredrik Ahlgren, Anna Elizabeth (Ahlgren) Bergman, Hilda Augusta (Ahlgren) Berglöf and Otto Anton Ahlgren
Husband of
Anna Maria (Larsson) Ahlgren
— married
22 May 1899 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Bengt Adolf Ahlgren, Sven Adolf Ahlgren, Anna Lisa (Ahlgren) Norinder, Gunnar Adolf Ahlgren, Inga Maria Lillemor (Ahlgren) Bennet and Gun Marianne (Ahlgren) Cassel
Died
at age 82
in Gävle, Gästrikland, Sverige
Profile last modified
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Biography
Adolf Ferdinand was the youngest son of Petter Fredrik Ahlgren and his wife Anna Maria Sophia Reuser. He was born in Visby 3 April 1872.[1]
Adolf's elder brother Fredrik Ahlgren had established F. Ahlgrens Tekniska Fabrik in Gävle in 1885. Initially the products were chemicals for perfumes, medicines, ink and polish.
Adolf Ferdinand Ahlgren moved to Gävle in 1887.[2] He worked as an assistant for his brother Carl Fredrik, who was a factory owner.[3] He became a travelling salesman (sales manager) for the products of the factory.[4]
Adolf Ferdinand Ahlgren married Anna Maria Preutz 22 May 1899. They had at least five children.[5][6]
After the death of his brother Fredrik in 1907 Adolf Ahlgren shifted the production towards gelatin and gum arabic-based confectionery, by way of a successful introduction of a mouth water from a German recipe, named Läkerol, and then a cough drop with the same taste and name. Ahlgrens bilar (Ahlgren's cars) were first marketed in 1953 - a great success originating in a failed recipe for marshmallows.
Adolf Ferdinand Ahlgren died 4 April 1954.[7]
Sources
- ↑ Visby stadsförsamling (I) AI:73 (1866-1871) Bild 170 / Sida 11
- Arkiv Digital page info v61396.b170.s11 | To page (paywall) | Riksarkivet
- ↑ Visby stadsförsamling (I) AI:77 (1883-1893) Bild 130 / Sida 9
- Arkiv Digital page info v61411.b130.s9 | To page (paywall) | Riksarkivet
- ↑ Gävle Heliga Trefaldighet (X) AI:22i (1886-1890) Bild 127 / Sida 108
- Arkiv Digital page info v134881.b127.s108 | To page (paywall) | Riksarkivet
- ↑ Gävle Heliga Trefaldighet (X) AI:23j (1891-1895) Bild 145 / Sida 126
- Arkiv Digital page info v134893.b145.s126 | To page (paywall) | Riksarkivet
- ↑ Gävle Heliga Trefaldighet (X) AIIaa:8 (1896-1920) Bild 3960 / Sida 3192
- Arkiv Digital page info v134906.b3960.s3192 | To page (paywall) | Riksarkivet
- ↑ Gävle Heliga Trefaldighet (X) AIIaa:18 (1916-1944) Bild 3170 / Sida 293
- Arkiv Digital page info v225580.b3170.s293 | To page (paywall) | Riksarkivet
- ↑ Sveriges Dödbok 1860-2017; Author: Sveriges Släktforskarförbund 2019. Publication: USB; SDB7_00157984
- Adolf Ahlgren in Swedish Wikipedia
- Ahlgrens in Wikipedia
- Läkerol in Swedish Wikipedia
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