Susanna Mattsdotter

Brief Life History of Susanna

When Susanna Mattsdotter was born in 1720, in Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland, her father, Matti Juhonpoika Renvaktar, was 39 and her mother, Rakel Yrjöntytär Bengtilä, was 26. She married Matts Josephsson on 28 November 1741, in Nykarleby, Vaasa, Finland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 10 daughters. She died on 26 July 1790, in Ytterjeppo, Uudenkaarlepyyn maalaiskunta, Vaasa, Finland, at the age of 70, and was buried in Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland.

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Family Time Line

Matts Josephsson
1721–1786
Susanna Mattsdotter
1720–1790
Marriage: 28 November 1741
Jacob Mattsson Riuttanen
1744–
Elisabeth Mattsdotter
1745–1746
Andreas Josefss
1746–
Maria Mattsdotter
1749–1763
Maria Josefss
1749–
Catharina Mattsdotter
1750–1750
Catharina Mattsson
1750–
Johannes Josephss
1753–
Johannes Mattsson
1753–
Anna Josephss
1758–
Anna Mattsdotter
1758–
Susanna Mattsdotter
1760–1760
Catharina Josephsson
1762–
Catharina Mattsdotter
1762–
Mathias Mattsson
1763–

Sources (7)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Susanna Mattsdotter - Church record: birth: 1720; Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland
  • Susanna Mattsdr in entry for Johannes Josephss, "Finland, Baptisms, 1657-1890"
  • Susan Matzdr in entry for Elisabet Josepsson, "Finland, Baptisms, 1657-1890"

Name Meaning

New Testament form (Luke 8:3) of the Hebrew name Shoshana (from shoshan ‘lily’, which in modern Hebrew also means ‘rose’).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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