Bodil Bengtsdotter

Female1704–12 June 1778

Brief Life History of Bodil

When Bodil Bengtsdotter was born in 1704, in Igellösa, Torna, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Bengt Andersson, was 37 and her mother, Kirstin Nilsson, was 33. She married Christen Olofsson on 15 November 1724, in Igellösa, Torna, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 12 June 1778, in her hometown, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Christen Olofsson
1690–1750
Bodil Bengtsdotter
1704–1778
Marriage: 15 November 1724
Bengt Christiansson
1726–
Karina Christensson
1728–
Olu Christensson
1730–1767
Per Christensson
1732–1795
Nils Christensson
1735–1803
Hanna Christensson
1738–1825
Jans Christensson
1741–1809
Ingeman Christensson
1744–1806
Apolona Christensson
1747–1767

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 November 1724Igellösa, Torna, Malmöhus, Sweden
  • Children (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (2)

    1720

    Age 16

    Northern War occurred.

    1743

    Age 39

    In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.

    Name Meaning

    From an Old Norse personal name from bót ‘remedy, compensation’ + hildr ‘battle’.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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