When Anna Elisabet Lilja was born on 26 January 1821, in Nora, Örebro, Sweden, her father, Peter Lilja, was 26 and her mother, Brita Andersdotter, was 21. She married Pehr August Kihlström on 15 August 1846, in Nora, Örebro, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sweden for about 28 years. She died about 1885, at the age of 65.
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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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Sten, Erik, Nels.
Swedish: ornamental name from lilja ‘lily’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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