Brief Life History of Botil
When Botil Gummesdotter was born on 27 February 1797, in Tving, Blekinge, Sweden, her father, Gumme Andersson, was 42 and her mother, Ingrid Jönsdotter, was 30. She married Christoffer Nilsson on 17 April 1822. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1844, in her hometown, at the age of 47.
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Sources (8)
- Botil Gummesdotter in entry for Nils, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Botil Gummesdotter in entry for Christoffer Nilsson Stellhult, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Botil Gumesdotter in entry for Kerstin, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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World Events (3)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
Name Meaning
From an Old Norse personal name from bót ‘remedy, compensation’ + hildr ‘battle’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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