When Maja Lisa Svensdotter was born on 19 November 1832, in Bolstad, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Sven Andersson, was 33 and her mother, Brita Svensdotter, was 33. She lived in Älvsborg, Sweden in 1832.
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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.
1 Pet form of Maria .
2 From Latin Maia ( see Maya ).
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