When Michael Rusanen was born on 12 July 1765, in Kajaani, Oulu, Finland, his father, Paul Henriksson Rusanen, was 29 and his mother, Walborg Haataja, was 28. He married Brita Rusanen on 23 August 1789, in Sotkamo, Oulu, Finland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.
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Russian invasion of Sweden supported by Napoleon.
Sweden ceded Finland to Russia. Finland became Grand Duchy of Russia. State Council of Finns appointed. Finland enjoys limited autonomy.
Finnish peasants allowed to buy land.
form of a common biblical name (meaning ‘who is like God?’ in Hebrew) borne by one of the archangels, the protector of the ancient Hebrews, who is also regarded as a saint of the Catholic Church. In the Middle Ages, Michael was regarded as captain of the heavenly host (see Revelation 12:7–9), symbol of the Church Militant, and patron of soldiers. He was often depicted bearing a flaming sword. The name is also borne by a Persian prince and ally of Belshazzar mentioned in the Book of Daniel. Since the early 1900s it has been one of the most enduringly popular boys' names in the English-speaking world. See also Michal .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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