When Henrik Abraham Klingspor was born in 1687, in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden, his father, Christian Ludwig Klingspor, was 30 and his mother, Henrika de Moucheron, was 31. He married Anna Sofia Jonsdotter Stålhammar in 1709, in Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died about 27 December 1728, in Bankeryd, Jönköping, Sweden, at the age of 41, and was buried in Bankeryd, Jönköping, Sweden.
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King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.
By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.
Northern War occurred.
Some characteristic forenames: German Horst, Manfred, Wilfried.
German: nickname for a horseman, literally ‘klink the spur(s) (Sporn)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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