Brief Life History of Britta
When Britta Ericksdotter was born in February 1712, in Bryngenäs, Alingsås landsförsamling, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Erick Svänsson, was 27 and her mother, Anna Thoresdotter, was 23. She married Lars Buske Andersson on 14 January 1739, in Alingsås landsförsamling, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. She died on 3 March 1793, in Alingsås landsförsamling, Älvsborg, Sweden, at the age of 81, and was buried in Alingsås landsförsamling, Älvsborg, Sweden.
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- Britta Ericksdotter in entry for Oluf, "Sweden, Älvsborg Church Records, 1642-1897; index 1681-1860"
- Britta in entry for Eric and Ingrid, "Sweden, Älvsborg Church Records, 1642-1897; index 1681-1860"
- Brita Eriksdotter in entry for Maria, "Sweden, Älvsborg Church Records, 1642-1897; index 1681-1860"
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1720
Northern War occurred.
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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