When Augusta Josefsdotter was born on 6 February 1833, in Svenljunga, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Josef Johansson, was 30 and her mother, Anna Stina Götharsdotter, was 24. She married Thomas Peter Guldager on 23 February 1866, in Svenljunga, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 25 March 1899, in Vinberg, Halland, Sweden, at the age of 66, and was buried in Vinberg, Halland, Sweden.
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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.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
feminine form of Augustus , which enjoyed a vogue in Britain towards the end of the 19th century but has since fallen out of favour.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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