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Brita Katarina Carlsdotter

Brita Katarina Carlsdotter

Female 1828 - 1899  (70 years)


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  • Name Brita Katarina Carlsdotter  [1
    Birth 28 Nov 1828  Lekaryd, Kronobergs, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 9 Aug 1899  at sea Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I188  SistermanFamily
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2025 

    Family Nils Olofsson Ekman,   b. 23 Jul 1818, Arnäbro, Västra Torsås, Kronobergs, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1888, Lindstrom, Chisago Co., MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 29 Oct 1848  Stads-och-Landfors, Växjö city parish, Kronobergs, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Gustaf Ekman,   b. 9 Sep 1849, Växjö, Kronobergs (Småland), Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1904, Fruithurst, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Carl Nils Ekman,   b. 25 Oct 1851, Växjö, Kronobergs (Småland), Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1929, 1543 Edmond Street, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Claes Magnus Ekman,   b. 18 Jan 1854, Växjö, Kronobergs (Småland), Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Aug 1899, possibly in Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Olof Henrik Ekman,   b. 2 Aug 1856, Växjö, Kronoberg (Småland), Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1941, Oregon State Hospital, Salem, Marion, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Johan Eduard Ekman,   b. 10 Nov 1859, Växjö, Kronoberg (Småland), Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1942, Haverhill, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Emma Bernhardina Ekman,   b. 16 Mar 1862, Växjö, Kronobergs (Småland), Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1935, Hennepin, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Ernst Vilhelm Ekman,   b. 29 Jul 1864, Växjö landsförsamling, Kronoberg, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1887, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. August Ekman,   b. 3 Sep 1866, Växjö stadsförsamling, Kronoberg, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1910, Swedish Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Knut Otto Ekman,   b. 23 Oct 1870, Växjö stadsförsamling, Kronoberg, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1929, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F55  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2025 

  • Photos
    Brita Katarina (nee Enquist) Ekman (Nils wife) 1828-1889
    Brita Katarina (nee Enquist) Ekman (Nils wife) 1828-1889
    Nils and Britta Ekman gravestone
    Nils and Britta Ekman gravestone
    Stone was placed in 2007 by Ekman family members after a reunion of Nils and Brittta's descendants. Graves were previously unmarked.
    Britta Ekman
    Britta Ekman
    Britta Katarina Carlsdotter Ekman 2
    Britta Katarina Carlsdotter Ekman 2
    Britta Katarina Carlsdotter Ekman 2
    Britta Katarina Carlsdotter Ekman 2

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).


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