Brief Life History of Bengta
When Bengta Bengtsdotter was born on 9 June 1824, in Balsby, Nosaby, Villand, Kristianstad, Sweden, her father, Bengt Hansson Malm, was 31 and her mother, Kjersti Mårtensdotter, was 27. She married Ola Svensson on 7 April 1854, in Nymö, Villand, Kristianstad, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Nosaby, Villand, Kristianstad, Sweden in 1824. She died on 3 May 1873, in Grödby, Ivetofta, Villand, Kristianstad, Sweden, at the age of 48.
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- Bengta Svenson en el registro de Nellie Lundstrom, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Bengta Bengtsdr, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Bengta Bengtsdr in entry for Ola Swensson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
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Children (6)
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World Events (4)
1832
Göta Canal opened.
1848 · The March Unrest
The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.
1852
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Name Meaning
feminine form of Benito (Spanish form of Benedict ), used since the early 20th century in various parts of the English-speaking world.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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