Brief Life History of Brita
When Brita Andersdr was born on 10 January 1740, in Veckholm, Uppsala, Sweden, her father, Anders Jansson, was 32 and her mother, Anna Larsdotter, was 37. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Anders Ersson. She lived in Säfvar, Västerbotten, Sweden in 1767. She died about 1768, at the age of 29.
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- Brita Andersdotter, "Sweden, Uppsala Church Records, 1308-1901; index 1613-1860"
- Brita Andersdr in entry for Eric, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Brita Andersdr in entry for Maria Andersson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
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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