Gertrud Eriksdotter

Female1737–

Brief Life History of Gertrud

When Gertrud Eriksdotter was born in 1737, in Öja, Gotland, Sweden, her father, Erik Olofssen, was 39 and her mother, Cecilia Persdotter, was 28. She married Jacob Rasmusson on 17 October 1762, in Öja, Gotland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Rasmusson
1732–1792
Gertrud Eriksdotter
1737–
Marriage: 17 October 1762
Erasmus Jacobsson
1763–1792
Barbara Jacobsdr
Eric Jacobsson
1766–1789
Jacob Jacobsson
1769–1789
Cecilia Jacobsdotter
1771–
Sissla Jacobsson
1771–
Nils Jacobsson
1780–1796

Sources (4)

  • Gartr. Ericsdr in entry for Sissla Jacobsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
  • Gertrud Ericsdr in entry for Jacob Jacobsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
  • Gartrud Ericsdr in entry for Nils Jacobsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 October 1762Öja, Gotland, Sweden
  • Children (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (5)

    1743

    Age 6

    In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.

    1809

    Age 72

    Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.

    1814

    Age 77

    Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.

    Name Meaning

    from gēr, gār ‘spear’ + þrūþ ‘strength’; the name of two famous 13th-century nuns of the Cistercian Abbey of Helfta near Eisleben, whose spiritual writings had a great influence.

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

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