Brief Life History of Brita
When Brita Jonsdotter was born in 1578, her father, Jon Larsson, was 38 and her mother, Karin Larsdotter, was 38. She married Bengt Arvidsson in 1599, in Värmland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Brita Jonsdotter - birth-name: Brita Jonsdotter
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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.
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