Ella Matsdotter

Brief Life History of Ella

When Ella Matsdotter was born on 25 January 1835, in Sunnanhed, Ore, Kopparberg, Sweden, her father, Örjas Mats Matsson, was 41 and her mother, Anna Andersdotter, was 41. She married Örjas Anders Matsson on 25 March 1856, in Sunnanhed, Ore, Kopparberg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Ore, Kopparberg, Sweden for about 65 years.

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Family Time Line

Örjas Anders Matsson
1831–1918
Ella Matsdotter
1835–
Marriage: 25 March 1856
Örjas Anna Andersdotter
1857–1918
Margreta Andersdotter
1859–1860
Anders Andersson
1861–
Mathias Andersdotter
1870–1877
Kerstin Andersdotter
1876–1877
Kerstin Andersdotter
1878–

Sources (14)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Ella matsdotter - birth: 25 January 1835; Sunnanhed, Dalarna, Sweden
  • Ella Matsdr. in household of Örjas Anders Matsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
  • Ella Matsdotter in household of Örjas Anders Matsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"

World Events (8)

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.

1852

Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.

1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.

Name Meaning

Of Germanic origin, introduced to Britain by the Normans. It was originally a short form of any of various compound names containing ali ‘other, foreign’ ( compare Eleanor ). It is now often taken to be a variant or pet form of Ellen . It was famously borne by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald ( 1917–1996 ), and has become increasingly popular in Britain since the 1990s.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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