Beata Jacobsson

Brief Life History of Beata

When Beata Jacobsson was born about 1678, in Lau, Gotland, Sweden, her father, Jacob Burlaemmer, was 30 and her mother, Anne Elizabeth, was 26. She married Anders Berthelsson on 6 November 1706. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 24 September 1742, in her hometown, at the age of 65, and was buried in Lau, Gotland, Sweden.

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Family Time Line

Anders Berthelsson
1680–1738
Beata Jacobsson
1678–1742
Marriage: 6 November 1706
Bertel Andersson
1708–1746
Jacob Andersson
1709–1758
Anders Andersson
1711–1711
Brita Andersdotter
1712–1786
Olof Andersson
1714–1718
Lars Andersson
1717–
Anders Andersson
1719–

Sources (7)

  • Beata Larssdr in entry for Bartel, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
  • Beata Larssdr in entry for Jacob, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
  • Beata Jacobsdr in entry for Lars, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"

World Events (4)

1685

King Charles II barred Jews from settling in Stockholm.

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.

Name Meaning

English, Swedish, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Jacob denoting ‘Jacob's son’. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, including Scandinavian (see 2 below) and, in some cases, Croatian Jakobović (which is from the personal name Jakob ).

Americanized form of Swedish Jacobsson or Jakobsson and Danish, Norwegian, North German, or Dutch Jacobsen or Jakobsen , all cognates of 1 above.

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

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