Selma Nahyda Bergman

Female20 June 1848–23 January 1929

Brief Life History of Selma Nahyda

When Selma Nahyda Bergman was born on 20 June 1848, in Råggärd, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Anders Gabriel Bergman, was 43 and her mother, Nahyda Sincera Lidback, was 34. She married Nils Fromhold Branzell on 30 June 1880. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Högsäter, Älvsborg, Sweden for about 28 years. She died on 23 January 1929, in Åmål, Älvsborg, Sweden, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Nils Fromhold Branzell
1846–1924
Selma Nahyda Bergman
1848–1929
Marriage: 30 June 1880
Karl Gabriel Branzell
1881–
Artur Einar Branzell
1887–

Sources (14)

  • Selma Nahyda Bergman in household of Nils Trombert Brandzell, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
  • Selma Nahyda Bergman in household of Nils Fromhold Brorgell, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
  • Selma Nahyda Bergman in household of Nils Fromhold Branzell, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 June 1880
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (7)

    1852

    Age 4

    Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.

    1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

    Age 25

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

    1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded

    Age 36

    Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.

    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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