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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- 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"
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Children (6)
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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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