When Elsa Hansdotter was born in 1764, in Oulu, Oulu, Finland, her father, Hans Mickelsson Kåckoin, was 56 and her mother, Ella Jönsdotter Revoniemi, was 52. She married Andreas Lahdenperä on 30 July 1792, in Oulu, Oulu, Finland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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Russian invasion of Sweden supported by Napoleon.
Sweden ceded Finland to Russia. Finland became Grand Duchy of Russia. State Council of Finns appointed. Finland enjoys limited autonomy.
Finnish peasants allowed to buy land.
Shortened form of Elisabeth or Elizabeth . The name was borne by the English-born film actress Elsa Lanchester ( 1902–86 ). Elsa Belton was a character in Angela Thirkell's once widely read Barsetshire Chronicles. In the 1960s the name was also associated with the lioness named Elsa featured in the book Born Free, by Joy Adamson , which was made into a film.
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