Brita Svensdotter

Brief Life History of Brita

When Brita Svensdotter was born on 11 January 1745, in Skamhed, Jerna, Dalarna, Sweden, her father, Sven Larsson, was 32 and her mother, Elisabet Matsson, was 32. She married Hendric Alfwarsson on 10 November 1769, in Alböke, Kalmar, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 20 April 1746, in her hometown, at the age of 1, and was buried in Jerna, Dalarna, Sweden.

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Family Time Line

Hendric Alfwarsson
1733–
Brita Svensdotter
1745–1746
Sven Hindricksson
1770–1849
Karin Henricsdotter
1777–1831
Anna Hendricksdotter
1779–

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Brita Svensdotter - Individual or family possessions: death: 20 April 1746;

Name Meaning

Borrowing of the Irish name Brighid ( see Bridget ). This name owes its enormous popularity in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden, to St Birgitta ( 1304–73 ), patron saint of Sweden. She was a noblewoman who bore her husband eight children. After his death, she founded an order of nuns, the ‘Bridgettines’ or Order of the Most Holy Saviour. She also went to Rome, where she attempted to reform religious life.

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

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