When Bengta Olasdotter was born on 6 June 1838, in Malshult, Osby, Kristianstad, Sweden, her father, Ola Olsson, was 36 and her mother, Ingjar Jonsdotter, was 31. She married Nils Nilsson on 6 July 1857, in Kristianstad Trinity, Kristianstad, Kristianstad, Sweden. She lived in Visseltofta, Göinge västra, Kristianstad, Sweden in 1900 and Osby, Kristianstad, Sweden in 1901.
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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 Benito (Spanish form of Benedict ), used since the early 20th century in various parts of the English-speaking world.
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