When Maria Beata Isaksdotter Jåfs was born on 20 December 1858, in Vörå, Finland, her father, Isak Eriksson Jåfs, was 26 and her mother, Elisabeth "Lisa" Carlsdotter Jakas, was 24. She married Mickel Mickelsson on 25 September 1881, in Vörå, Vaasa, Finland. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 18 December 1918, in Kalax, Närpes, Vaasa, Finland, at the age of 59, and was buried in Bertby, Vörå, Vaasa, Finland.
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Finnish peasants allowed to buy land.
February Manifesto reduces Finland's autonomy. Finland lost much autonomy. russification of Finland policy initiated. censorship and conscription introduced. civil disobedience began.
Finland became first European country to give women right to vote.
Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Bernhard, Dietmar, Elke, Ewald.
North German: patronymic from a Frisian pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with theud ‘people, race’, or from Gabo, a short form of Gebhardt or some other ancient Germanic name having geb ‘gift’ as its first element.
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