Brief Life History of Karin
When Karin Hansdotter was born in 1589, in Bommarsbo, Dalarna, Sweden, her father, Hans Jönsson Grontuv, was 39 and her mother, Kerstin Larsdotter, was 34. She married Jöns Erlandsson in 1615. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 27 October 1672, in Grangärde, Dalarna, Sweden, at the age of 83.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Karin Hansdotter - Published information: birth-name: Karin Hansdotter
- karin erlandsson (born hansdotter), 'MyHeritage Family Trees'
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Children (12)
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World Events (5)
1617
Treaty of Stolbovo ended Swedish occupation of Northern Russia.
1618
1618-1648 Sweden fights in the Thirty Years' War.
1637
Swedish immigrants sailed to Delaware.
Name Meaning
equivalent of Katherine , found as a less common variant of Karen in North America and Britain.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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