Brief Life History of Helena
When Helena Bergman was born in 1740, in Kainuu, Finland, her father, Bergman, was 26 and her mother, Mrs Bergman, was 26. She married Gabriel Gabrielinpoika Lithovius about 1767, in Oulu, Oulu, Finland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Oulu, Oulu, Finland in 1778.
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- Helena, "Finland, Church Census and Pre-Confirmation Books, 1657-1915"
- SSHY - Oulu Tksrk Tuomiokirkkoseurakunta, Rippikirja, 1772-1777
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Children (7)
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World Events (2)
1808
Russian invasion of Sweden supported by Napoleon.
1809
Sweden ceded Finland to Russia. Finland became Grand Duchy of Russia. State Council of Finns appointed. Finland enjoys limited autonomy.
Name Meaning
Swedish: ornamental or topographic name from berg ‘mountain, hill’ + man ‘man’, or a habitational name for someone from a place named with the word berg. The surname, which is also found in Finland, may also be of German (compare 3 below) or Dutch (see 2 below) origin.
Dutch: topographic name denoting an upland dweller, from berg (see Berg ) ‘mountain, hill’ + man ‘man’.
Altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Bergmann . This form of the surname is also found in Czechia, Poland, and some other European countries.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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