Olof Gummesson

Brief Life History of Olof

When Olof Gummesson was born on 4 May 1735, in Linneryd, Kronoberg, Sweden, his father, Gudmund Mattesson, was 24 and his mother, Kerstin Gunnarsdotter, was 30. He married Ingrid Månsdotter on 12 April 1758, in Nöbbele, Kronoberg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 24 March 1783, in Öljeholm, Kronoberg, Sweden, at the age of 47.

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Family Time Line

Olof Gummesson
1735–1783
Ingrid Månsdotter
1741–1818
Marriage: 12 April 1758
Gudmund Olafsson
1760–1798
Christina Olofsdotter
1761–1821
Elin Olofsdotter
1766–1806
Gumme Olofsson
1770–1840
Catharina Olofsdotter
1774–
Magnus Olofsson
1777–1854

Sources (3)

  • Oluf Gummesson in entry for Gumme Olufsson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
  • Olof Gummesson in entry for Catarina Olofsdotter, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
  • Oluf Gudmundson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"

World Events (1)

1743

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

Name Meaning

English: see Gomersall .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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