Brita Svensson

Female15 September 1715–

Brief Life History of Brita

When Brita Svensson was born on 15 September 1715, in Odensvi, Kalmar, Sweden, her father, Sven Martensson, was 29 and her mother, Anna Hansdotter, was 25. She married Nils Olofsson on 2 September 1737, in Odensvi, Kalmar, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Nils Olofsson
1713–1773
Brita Svensson
1715–
Marriage: 2 September 1737
Maria Nilsson
1738–1739
Olof Nilsson
1748–
Margareta Nilsson
1755–
Anna Nilsson
1741–1815
Sven Nilsson
1745–
Jan Nilsson
1751–
Kjerstin Nilsdotter
1753–1828

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 September 1737Odensvi, Kalmar, Sweden
  • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (4)

    1720

    Age 5

    Northern War occurred.

    1743

    Age 28

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

    1809

    Age 94

    Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Sven, Ejnar, Johan, Bent, Bjorn, Gunn, Holger, Mats. German Ernst, Kurt, Markus, Otto.

    Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Sven, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. It is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway. Compare Svenson , Swainson , Swanson , Swenson , Swensson , and Swinson .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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