Brief Life History of Barbara
When Barbara Olofsdotter was born in 1623, in Lingsarve, Gotland, Sweden, her father, Oloff Larsson, was 28 and her mother, Mrs. Olof Larsson, was 24. She married Jörgen Lingsarve in 1650, in Näs, Gotland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 9 May 1677, in Lingsarve, Näs, Gotland, Sweden, at the age of 54, and was buried in Lingsarve, Gotland, Sweden.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Sweden, Gotland, Näs - Näs Socken
- Legacy NFS Source: Barbara Olofsdotter -
Spouse and Children
1629–1679 Male
1623–1677 Female
Children (10)
1653–1716 Male
1654– Male
1658–1738 Male
1659–1743 Female
1662– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1595–1673 Male
1599– Female
Siblings (9)
1621–1676 Male
1623–1677 Female
1625– Male
1627– Male
1630– Male
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World Events (4)
1628
Age 5
1630 · The Thirty Years' War
Age 7
1653
Age 30
Name Meaning
From Latin, meaning ‘foreign woman’ (a feminine form of barbarus ‘foreign’, from Greek, referring originally to the unintelligible chatter of foreigners, which sounded to the Greek ear like no more than bar-bar). St Barbara has always been one of the most popular saints in the calendar, although there is some doubt whether she ever actually existed. According to legend, she was imprisoned in a tower and later murdered by her father, who was then struck down by a bolt of lightning. Accordingly, she is the patron of architects, stonemasons, and fortifications, and of firework makers, artillerymen, and gunpowder magazines.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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