Margareta Catharina Christensdotter

Brief Life History of Margareta Catharina

When Margareta Catharina Christensdotter was born on 30 September 1803, in Vamlingbo, Gotland, Sweden, her father, Christen Garvalds Olofsson, was 25 and her mother, Margreta Olofsdotter, was 37. She married Olof Christensson on 28 September 1826, in Vamlingbo, Gotland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 5 January 1866, in her hometown, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

Olof Christensson
1793–1869
Margareta Catharina Christensdotter
1803–1866
Marriage: 28 September 1826
Christian Olofsson
1827–1886
Brigitta Catharina Olofsson
1829–1829
Brigetta Christina Olofsdotter
1834–1834

Sources (10)

  • Birth, Sweden, Gotland Church Records, 1582-1940; index 1655-1860; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-5RFV-J?cc=1978340&wc=MP1M-PTG%3A259692801%2C259518301%2C260281301
  • Marriage, Sweden, Gotland Church Records, 1582-1940; index 1655-1860; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-5RXN-8?cc=1978340&wc=MP1M-PTG%3A259692801%2C259518301%2C260281301
  • Death, Sweden, Church Records, 1500-1941

World Events (5)

1809

Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.

1814

Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.

1832

Göta Canal opened.

Name Meaning

From the Latin form of Greek Margarītēs. See Margaret .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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