When Marna Persdotter was born on 3 December 1698, in Holmeja, Hyby, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Pehr Nilsson, was 29 and her mother, Appelunia JÖnsdotter, was 36. She married Pehr Bertilsson about 1718, in Hyby, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 18 April 1786, in Hyby, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 87.
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By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.
Northern War occurred.
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
contracted form of Marina .
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