Brief Life History of Brita
When Brita Hansdotter was born on 22 August 1745, in Kumbelnäs, Våmhus, Kopparberg, Sweden, her father, Hans Hansson, was 41 and her mother, Anna Olsson, was 32. She married Anders Mattsson on 26 December 1774, in Våmhus, Kopparberg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She died on 21 March 1830, in her hometown, at the age of 84.
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- Brita Hansdr in entry for Brita Andersson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Brita Hansdr in entry for Anna Andersson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Brita Hansdr in entry for Karin Andersson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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World Events (2)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Name Meaning
Borrowing of the Irish name Brighid ( see Bridget ). This name owes its enormous popularity in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden, to St Birgitta ( 1304–73 ), patron saint of Sweden. She was a noblewoman who bore her husband eight children. After his death, she founded an order of nuns, the ‘Bridgettines’ or Order of the Most Holy Saviour. She also went to Rome, where she attempted to reform religious life.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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