Brief Life History of Gardrud Margaretha
When Gardrud Margaretha Jonsdotter was born on 24 September 1806, in Eke, Gotland, Sweden, her father, Jöns Göransson, was 44 and her mother, Catharina Maldesdotter, was 38.
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- Gardrud Margaretha Jonsdotter, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
1848 · The March Unrest
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.
Name Meaning
Norwegian: habitational name from a farm name in Hallingdal, gand ‘narrow and low ridge portruding from a hill’ + Old Norse ruth ‘clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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