Brief Life History of Brita
When Brita Welamsson was born on 29 January 1730, in Rasbokil, Uppsala, Sweden, her father, Velam Welamsson, was 48 and her mother, Maja Andersson, was 47. She married Nils Oberg Thomasson on 24 December 1755, in Rasbo, Uppsala, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 17 March 1797, in Yresta, Uppsala, Sweden, at the age of 67.
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- Brita Welamsdr in entry for Nilsson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Brita Welamsdr in entry for Karin Nilsdotter, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Brita Welamsdr in entry for Brita Nilsdotter, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
Name Meaning
Borrowing of the Irish name Brighid ( see Bridget ). This name owes its enormous popularity in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden, to St Birgitta ( 1304–73 ), patron saint of Sweden. She was a noblewoman who bore her husband eight children. After his death, she founded an order of nuns, the ‘Bridgettines’ or Order of the Most Holy Saviour. She also went to Rome, where she attempted to reform religious life.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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