Brief Life History of Brita Sivia
When Brita Sivia Andersdotter was born on 21 July 1877, in Föllinge, Jämtland, Sweden, her father, Anders Grelsson, was 31 and her mother, Christina Olofsdotter, was 32. She died on 26 November 1897, in Storholmsjö, Föllinge, Jämtland, Sweden, at the age of 20.
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- Brita Sivia in household of Anders Grelsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880 - 1920"
- Brita Sivia in household of Anders Grelsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880 - 1920"
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World Events (2)
1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
1897
World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.
Name Meaning
Borrowing of the Irish name Brighid ( see Bridget ). This name owes its enormous popularity in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden, to St Birgitta ( 1304–73 ), patron saint of Sweden. She was a noblewoman who bore her husband eight children. After his death, she founded an order of nuns, the ‘Bridgettines’ or Order of the Most Holy Saviour. She also went to Rome, where she attempted to reform religious life.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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