When Greata Johansdotter was born on 20 September 1788, in Nävelsjö, Jönköping, Sweden, her father, Johannas Svensson, was 37 and her mother, Katarina Hakansdotter, was 35. She married Zachrius Pehrsson on 20 May 1814, in Jönköping, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 9 December 1882, in Jönköping, Sweden, at the age of 94.
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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Göta Canal opened.
Short form of Margareta, a Latinate form of Margaret . As an independent given name it became fairly popular in the English-speaking world as a result of the fame of the Swedish-born film actress Greta Garbo ( 1905–92 , born Greta Louisa Gustafsson ).
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