When Pehr Ericksson was born on 14 February 1687, in Broby, Grangärde, Kopparberg, Sweden, his father, Erich Christophersson, was 35 and his mother, Barbro Eriksdotter, was 30. He married Karin Persdotter on 10 October 1714, in Grangärde, Kopparberg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 7 July 1726, in Broby, Grangärde, Kopparberg, Sweden, at the age of 39, and was buried in Grangärde, Kopparberg, Sweden.
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King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.
By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.
Northern War occurred.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Sven, Anders, Britt, Gunvor, Johan, Kerstin, Tor.
Swedish: variant of Eriksson . Compare Erickson and Ericson .
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