Brief Life History of Elsa
When Elsa Månsdotter was born on 7 June 1766, in Billeberga, Rönneberg, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Mans Mansson, was 45 and her mother, Mätta Andersdotter, was 40. She married Jöns Lennartsson in 1793. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 4 March 1810, in Tofta, Rönneberg, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 43, and was buried in Tofta, Rönneberg, Malmöhus, Sweden.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Elsa Mansdotter - Church record: birth-name: Elsa Mansdotter
- Elsa in entry for Waldemar Jonsson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Else Mansdr in entry for Mans Jonsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Name Meaning
Shortened form of Elisabeth or Elizabeth . The name was borne by the English-born film actress Elsa Lanchester ( 1902–86 ). Elsa Belton was a character in Angela Thirkell's once widely read Barsetshire Chronicles. In the 1960s the name was also associated with the lioness named Elsa featured in the book Born Free, by Joy Adamson , which was made into a film.
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