When Gretta Isaacsdotter was born on 12 August 1766, in Nävelsjö, Jönköping, Sweden, her father, Isaac Anderson, was 35 and her mother, Lena Svensdotter, was 25. She married Carl Magnusson on 23 March 1784, in Nävelsjö, Jönköping, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 12 October 1810, at the age of 44.
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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Short form of Margareta, a Latinate form of Margaret . As an independent given name it became fairly popular in the English-speaking world as a result of the fame of the Swedish-born film actress Greta Garbo ( 1905–92 , born Greta Louisa Gustafsson ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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