Biography
Born in Katarina Parish (Swedish: Katarina församling) in Stockholm, Sweden, Anjou was the illegitimate son of Carl Gustaf Jungberg and his housekeeper Maria Lovisa Hagberg. After serving a prison term in 1886 for forgery, Anjou changed his name to Gustaf Ludvig Jungberg (or Ljungberg), and then began using the alias Gustave Anjou (which was based on his fiancé's maiden name, Anna Maria Anjou). Usually he used the alias "Gustave Anjou," but occasionally he also used the aliases "H. Anjou" and "M. Anjou." Gustave and Anna Maria married in 1889. After emigrating to the U.S. in 1890, Anjou took up residence on Staten Island (Richmond County, New York), and became a naturalized citizen in 1918.
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