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From: "Bo Johansson" <>
Subject: Re: [SWEDEN] 1798 death record transcription/translation
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:18:48 +0100
References: <200821404541.257174@jve-home>


On Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:45 AM [GMT+1 or +2],
John Van Essen <> wrote:

> I have found a 1798 Death Record for Rebecca Petersdotter in
> Volume CI:2 of the BMD records for Tävelsås, Kronoberg Page
> 293 (GID 853.16.94400) that I need a bit of help with.
>
> It is Death #13 for 1798 - Died July 23 - Buried August 1 -
> Age 72. [...]

--- Or died 23 June, buried 1 July, it is not clear.

>
> Swedish Transcription:
>
> Enkan Rebecca Petersdotter i Täfvelsås Sörege
> födder 1726 uti Täfvelsås Lunnage
> Fadren Corporal med ______dict
> Peter Flink och Mödren Rebecca Runngren;
> gift 1741 Födren 14 barn,
> __ ______ 10 lefda öfver henne,
> Enka 1782 Enbefkidlig och Pilla Kapön

Enkan Rebecca Petersdotter i Täfvelsås Söregård
födder 1726 uti Täfvelsås Söregård(?)
Fadren Corporal wid Cavalleriet Peter Flink och Modren Rebecca
Runngren(?);
Gift 1741 Födt 14 barn, af hvilka 10 lefva öfver henne.
Enka 1782(?), En beskedlig och Stilla Hustru

>
> English Translation:

The widow Rebecca Petersdotter of Täfvelsås Söregård
born 1726 at Täfvelsås Söregård(?)
Father Corporal at the Cavallery Peter Flink and mother Rebecca
Runngren(?);
Married 1741 born 14 children, of whom 10 survive her.
Widow 1782(?), A modest and calm wife.

>
> [...] There is also the matter of the cause of death in
> the> right-hand column. Beyond a reference to something
> lasting for 4 years, I can't make heads or tails of it
> (can't decipher enough of the writing). I'd appreciate a
> transcription and translation of that as well.

"varit sjuk i 4 år af en svår ??? som slutade dess lefnad" = has
been ill for 4 years in a serious ??? which ended her life.

Unfortunately the illness is unreadable in the damaged margin.

Perhaps it was just "Sjukdom" (illness)?

// Bo Johansson

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