When Sissa Nilsdotter was born on 13 October 1820, in Gullholma, Blekinge, Sweden, her father, Nils Larson, was 28 and her mother, Ingrid Carlsdotter, was 22. She married Marten Olofsson or Olson on 10 October 1851. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Torhamn, Blekinge, Sweden in 1820. She died on 5 April 1863, in Östra Flymen, Blekinge, Sweden, at the age of 42, and was buried in Augerum, Blekinge, Sweden.
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Göta Canal opened.
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.
Short form of Melissa . See also Lyssa .
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