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    1. [SWEDEN] how did Olof Ersson die in 1783?

    3. Hi, There is a death entry for Corporal Olof Ersson, born 1751, at Hille C:3 (1779-1823) Bild 153 / sid 13 (AID: v135527.b153.s13, NAD: SE/HLA/1010072). Under his birth date there are the numbers 32, 20 dr -- does this have to do with the military? (It mentions he is a Corporal at Hille AI:4a (1778-1787) Bild 12 / sid 6 (AID:v135488.b12.s6, NAD: SE/HLA/1010072).) In the last column of the first reference (death record) it says: Gift 1779 d. 14 October med ?? dott. Brita Jonsdotter i Tröjde. ?? en Son. ???. ???? ???, dog ???(hederligt?) för moderland(?) i ??? ???. Since he died in 1783, I am guessing he might have been participating in the US Revolutionary War and the second-to-last word might be something about the Colonies or Colonial war. Thank you very much for any help with those difficult words. Best, Nina

    06/07/2014 10:54:47
    1. Re: [SWEDEN] how did Olof Ersson die in 1783?
    2. Bo Johansson

    3. [email protected] wrote 2014-06-07 22:54: > > There is a death entry for Corporal Olof Ersson, born 1751, at > Hille C:3 (1779-1823) Bild 153 / sid 13 (AID: v135527.b153.s13, > NAD: SE/HLA/1010072). > Under his birth date there are the numbers 32, 20 dr -- does > this have to do with the military? --- That is his age, 32 years 20 days. > > (It mentions he is a Corporal at Hille AI:4a (1778-1787) Bild 12 / > sid 6 (AID:v135488.b12.s6, NAD: SE/HLA/1010072).) --- I suspect it says "Torparen", not "Corporal", so he was a small-scale tenant farmer > > In the last column of the first reference (death record) it says: > Gift 1779 d. 14 October med ?? dott. Brita Jonsdotter i Tröjde. > ?? en Son. ???. ???? ???, dog ???(hederligt?) för moderland(?) > i ??? ???. --- Married 1779 the 14th October with ??? daughter Brita Jonsdotter i Tröjde. Had(?) one son. Lived ("Lefvat") ???. Died quickly ("hastigt") probably ("förmodl.") of colic Nothing about being in the army... If he had been a soldier one would have expected him to have a soldier name as surname. > > Since he died in 1783, I am guessing he might have been participating > in the US Revolutionary War and the second-to-last word might be > something about the Colonies or Colonial war. --- No, "Colique" (colic) BTW, Sweden was at peace from 1762 (end of Prussian war) to 1788 (start of Gustav III's Russian war). // Bo Johansson

    06/07/2014 08:48:42