Brief Life History of Gunnel
When Gunnel Olsdotter was born on 16 September 1753, in Slimminge, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Ola Tufvesson, was 42 and her mother, Mätta Månsdotter, was 30. She married Lars Pehrsson in 1774, in Slimminge, Skåne, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 4 December 1819, in her hometown, at the age of 66, and was buried in Slimminge, Malmöhus, Sweden.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Birth record for Gunegel Olasdotter
- Gunegel Olsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Gunnel Olsdr in entry for Marten Larsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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World Events (2)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Name Meaning
From Old Norse Gunni, a short form of Gunnar and other (rarer) male names formed with gunnr ‘strife’, such as Gunnbjörn (+ ‘bear’) and Gunnleif (+ ‘descendant’). In Norway it is occasionally used as a female name, from Old Norse Gunna, a short form of the various female names containing this same element.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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