Steve & Shirley wrote 2013-01-05 05:02: > > Hello, The actual page number is 702. Elias Stenbom died Dec 24, 1798. > Just after the date is the word that looks like Matersvennen. > The closest thing I find is on SweGGate. They have a Mastersven = Master > smith's assistant. (sven = helper). Is that what his record is? AD Risinge EI:1 (1697-1823) Image 258 / page 511 (AID: v39961.b258.s511, NAD: SE/VALA/00306), handwritten page number 702. Mästersvennen (the assistant smith) vid (at) Börjöhls Bruk Elias Stenbom. Cause "lungsot" (lung disease, tuberculosis?), age 61 years. // Bo Johanson