When Walborg Haataja was born on 24 April 1737, in Paltamo, Oulu, Finland, her father, Mikko Mikonpoika Haataja, was 40 and her mother, Liisa Yrjöntytär Tervonen, was 37. She married Paul Henriksson Rusanen on 23 January 1757, in Paltamo, Oulu, Finland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Kajaani, Oulu, Finland for about 8 years. She died on 6 August 1791, in Sotkamo, Oulu, Finland, at the age of 54, and was buried in Sotkamo, Oulu, Finland.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nels.
Finnish: probably from the dialect word haataa ‘to toil’ + the agent suffix -ja. This is an old Finnish surname, which occurs throughout the northern part of the country and in the Savo region in central eastern Finland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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