Christina Margareta Hjerpe

Brief Life History of Christina Margareta

When Christina Margareta Hjerpe was born on 24 January 1766, in Knista, Örebro, Sweden, her father, Johan Svensson Hjerpe, was 26 and her mother, Christina Jacobsdotter, was 24. She married Peter Andersson Qvarfordt on 22 June 1788, in Knista, Örebro, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 17 March 1819, in Borgvik, Värmland, Sweden, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Peter Andersson Qvarfordt
1758–1816
Christina Margareta Hjerpe
1766–1819
Marriage: 22 June 1788
Anders Pehrsson Qvarfot
1789–1835
Johan Pehrsson Qvarfot
1792–
Petter Pehrsson Qvarfot
1795–1797
Anna Maria Pehrsdotter Qvarfot
1798–1798
Isac Pehrsson Qvarfot
1799–
Stina Pehrsdotter Qvarfordt
1803–
Petter Pehrsson Qvarfot
1807–1861

Sources (12)

  • Knista parish birth records
  • Stina Greta Hjerpe in entry for Peter Andersson Qvarfot, "Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860"
  • Knista, Orebro, Sweden Birth Records 1756-1785

World Events (2)

1809

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

1814

Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Gunhild.

Swedish: possibly a variant of Järpe, a soldier's name from järpe ‘hazel grouse’.

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

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