When Bengta Nilsdotter was born on 17 March 1809, her father, Nils Akeson, was 28 and her mother, Svenborg Svensdotter, was 25. She lived in Nosaby, Villand, Kristianstad, Sweden in 1809.
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Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Göta Canal opened.
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.
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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