When Elisabeth Andersdotter was born about 5 September 1673, her father, Anders Pehrsson, was 20 and her mother, Karin Andersdotter, was 16. She married Per Svensson in 1695, in Odensvi, Kalmar, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died about 6 July 1712, in Odensvi, Kalmar, Sweden, at the age of 38.
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King Charles II barred Jews from settling in Stockholm.
King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.
By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.
The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament, and in most modern European languages. This was the name of the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:60). Etymologically, the name means ‘God is my oath’, and is therefore identical with Elisheba, the name of the wife of Aaron according to the genealogy at Exodus 6:23. The final element seems to have been altered by association with Hebrew shabbāth ‘Sabbath’.
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