Gertrud Nilsdotter

Brief Life History of Gertrud

When Gertrud Nilsdotter was born on 15 February 1694, in Villie, Ljunit, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Niels Pedersen, was 31 and her mother, Anna Kierstina Lehnertsdotter, was 31.

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Family Time Line

Niels Pedersen
1663–1735
Anna Kierstina Lehnertsdotter
1663–1716
Kirstina Nilsdotter
1686–
Börje Nilsson
1692–1754
Gertrud Nilsdotter
1693–
Gertrud Nilsdotter
1694–
Nils Nilsson
1695–
Nils Nilsson
1696–
Jöns Nilsson
1698–1784
Fredrik Nilsson
1704–1785

Sources (1)

  • Gartrud Nilsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"

World Events (3)

1698

King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.

1700 · The Great Northern War

By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.

1720

Northern War occurred.

Name Meaning

from gēr, gār ‘spear’ + þrūþ ‘strength’; the name of two famous 13th-century nuns of the Cistercian Abbey of Helfta near Eisleben, whose spiritual writings had a great influence.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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