Edit Elvina Lindqvist

Brief Life History of Edit Elvina

When Edit Elvina Lindqvist was born on 8 December 1913, her father, Axel Lindqvist, was 48 and her mother, Katrina Hägglund, was 39. She died on 17 January 2003, in Arnäs, Västernorrland, Sweden, at the age of 89.

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Family Time Line

Axel Lindqvist
1865–1945
Katrina Hägglund
1874–1951
Johan Artur Hägglund
1899–1971
Ester Katrina Lindqvist
1904–1956
Ingrid Kristina Lindqvist
1905–1971
Edit Maria Lindqvist
1907–1912
Fritz Gunnar Lindqvist
1908–1909
Karl Tyko Lindqvist
1910–1911
Emmy Teolinda Lindqvist
1911–1991
Edit Elvina Lindqvist
1913–2003

Sources (3)

  • Swedish death index 1901-2009
  • Edit Elvina in household of Axel Lindqvist, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
  • Arnäs parish book, 1895-1915, AIIa:1b

World Events (8)

1914

World War I began, Sweden neutral.

1918

Sweden recognized Finland as independent state. Swedish naval expedition sent to Aland Islands to protect against Russians. Spanish flu epidemic killed 38,000 in Sweden.

1939

World War II began. Sweden neutral.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Sten, Knute, Lennart, Swen, Anders, Bertel, Birgit, Einer, Erland.

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements lind ‘limetree’ + quist, an old or ornamental spelling of kvist‘twig’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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