Brief Life History of Marta
When Marta Andersdotter was born on 28 September 1773, in Sweden, her father, Anders Persson, was 31 and her mother, Dordi Jonsdotter, was 36.
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Family Time Line
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- Marta Andersdotter, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
Parents and Siblings
Siblings (8)
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World Events (6)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
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.
Name Meaning
contracted form of Märeta, an obsolete variant of Merete . The name is also popular in Sweden.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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