Margretha Nielsson was born about 1706, in Sövde, Färs härad, Malmöhus, Sweden. She married Erland Nilsson in 1733, in Sövde, Färs härad, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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Northern War occurred.
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.
Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.
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