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Whispers From The Past

Whispers From The Past
tanteva, Feb 18, 2025
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Translation:
Johannes Christierni Christiernus (1631-1688) and his wife Magdalena Simonius (1644-1728) married in 1659 in Västerås. Johannes have been studying to becoma a priest in Wittenberg in Germany and he became a vicar in Fellingsbro. His father was of Danish decent and owned a iron mill in Ramnäs. Magdalena was a granddaughter to the famous bishop Johannes Rudbeckius. Together Johannes and Magdalena have 13 children, where one dies as an infant and two as young adults. The the other live long life, and one daughter, Margareta (1669-1753) becomes my ancestor. She married the priest Jacobus Georgii Gezelius (1663-1724) in 1695, and they in turn get 8 children of which four live to adulthood.
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