Brief Life History of Brita
When Brita Pehrsdotter was born in 1753, in Ödeshög, Östergötland, Sweden, her father, Pehr Persson, was 46 and her mother, Kirstin Svensdotter, was 43. She died on 21 July 1755, in her hometown, at the age of 2, and was buried in Ödeshög, Östergötland, Sweden.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Ödeshog, Östergotland, Sweden Death Records 1746-1789
Parents and Siblings
1707–1788 Male
1711–1788 Female
Siblings (8)
1738– Female
1740– Male
1741– Male
1746– Female
1748–1810 Female
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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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