Christina Andersdotter

Brief Life History of Christina

When Christina Andersdotter was born on 16 May 1779, in Ljung, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden, her father, Anders Olsson, was 28 and her mother, Karin Toresdotter, was 26. She married Mårten Rasmusson on 25 October 1801, in Ljung, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 6 July 1817, in Ljung, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden, at the age of 38, and was buried in Ljung, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden.

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Family Time Line

Mårten Rasmusson
1779–1857
Christina Andersdotter
1779–1817
Marriage: 25 October 1801
Rasmus Martensson
1801–1822
Berndt Mårtensson
1804–1864
Ole Martensson
1807–1845
Anna Catarina Martensdotter
1810–1851
Elias Martensson
1814–1868
Petter Martensson
1816–1818

Sources (20)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Christina Andersson - birth: 16 May 1779; Ljung, Goteborg Och Bohus, Sweden
  • Christina Andersdr in entry for Marten Rasmusson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
  • Christina Andersson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"

World Events (2)

1809

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

1814

Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.

Name Meaning

Simplified form of Latin Christiana, feminine form of Christianus ( see Christian ), or a Latinized form of Middle English Christin ‘Christian’ (Old English christen, from Latin).

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

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