When Bengta Mårtensdotter was born on 23 January 1847, in Svedala, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Mårten Olsson, was 46 and her mother, Anna Samuelsdotter, was 37. She married Jöns Jönsson on 23 November 1876. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Lund, Malmöhus, Sweden for about 1 years and Vallkärra, Torna härad, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1882.
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The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
feminine form of Benito (Spanish form of Benedict ), used since the early 20th century in various parts of the English-speaking world.
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