Brief Life History of Boel
When Boel Bengtsdotter was born on 28 December 1740, in Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Bengt Bengtsson, was 30 and her mother, Ingar Andersdotter, was 18. She married Per Turesson on 3 June 1765, in Villie, Lilla Slågarp, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 21 February 1809, in Villie, Ljunit, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 68.
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- Boel Bengtsdr in entry for Par Turasson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Boel Bengtsdr in entry for Matta Pehrsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Boel Bengtsdr in entry for Tore Pehrsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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World Events (2)
1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Name Meaning
Biblical name, composed of two different Hebrew elements, Yah(weh) and El, both of which mean ‘God’ the implication of the name is that the Hebrew God, Yahweh, is the only true god. This is a common name in the Bible, being borne by, among others, one of King David's ‘mighty men’ (1 Chronicles 11:38), and a minor prophet who lived in the 8th century bc . The name has been perennially popular as a Jewish name; it was also taken up by the Puritans and other Christian fundamentalists. The name has long been in regular use in North America but was uncommon in Britain until the 1990s. Well-known bearers of the name include the American singer and entertainer Joel Grey ( b. 1932 ), the West Indian cricketer Joel Garner ( b. 1952 ), and the American film director Joel Coen ( b. 1954 ). The French form Joël is also used in the English-speaking world.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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