Brief Life History of Brita
Brita Larsdotter was born in 1775, in Gullered, Älvsborg, Sweden. She married Nils Jonsson Gransman on 6 December 1798, in Gullered, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 29 March 1805, in her hometown, at the age of 30, and was buried in Gullered, Älvsborg, Sweden.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Brita Larsdotter - Church record: birth-name: Brita Larsdotter
Spouse and Children
1777–1850 Male
1775–1805 Female
Children (1)
1802– Female
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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