Mathilda Ericsdotter

Female3 February 1861–8 December 1944

Brief Life History of Mathilda

When Mathilda Ericsdotter was born on 3 February 1861, in Stenestad, Södra Åsbo, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Eric Gabrialson, was 46 and her mother, Elna Svensdotter, was 42. She married Llewellyn Harvey Devoir on 15 April 1890, in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 8 December 1944, in Tieton, Yakima, Washington, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Llewellyn Harvey Devoir
1859–1929
Mathilda Ericsdotter
1861–1944
Marriage: 15 April 1890
Claude Timothy Devoir
1891–1971
Clyde Ernest Devoir
1892–1938
Harvey Llewellyn Devoir
1894–1958
Victor Devoir
1896–1980
Mary May Devoir
1898–1971
Carl Llewellyn Devoir
1900–1969
Lurena Margarite Devoir
1902–1980
Oden Wayne Devoir
1907–1982

Sources (59)

  • Matilda Derow, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Washington Select Death Certificates 1907-1960 - Re: Birth and Death of Mathilda DEVOIR, nee ERICSDOTTER
  • Mathilda Erickson, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 April 1890Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States
  • Children (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 2

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1865

    Age 4

    Historical Boundaries: 1865: Yakima, Washington Territory, United States 1889: Yakima, Washington, United States

    1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded

    Age 23

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

    Name Meaning

    Old German: Mighty battle maid

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