Where did Gustav die and is there a record for it?

Question

From the source on his profile, it says he was born in Habo in 1746 (can't find him though). It also says "död i T?nta? ?? 1790, but I can't find a record for it.

His last name is Petersson on his first child's birth record, then it is recorded as Snorre? for the birth of his other children (sources on their profiles)

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Hi Hans, I wonder if you have ever tried Anbytarforum? https://forum.rotter.se/ - there you can ask your questions in the stream for the proper parish, and hopefully get answers from someone with research experience in the area. Here we are just generalists.

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I haven't tried that before, thanks for the tip!

Answer 1

It could be that he died in Finland 1790. Sweden was at war with Russia at that time and much of the action took place in present day Finland.

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That is a good point, I'll see if I can find info on that. Thank you

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That's what I read as well: Finland 1790.

Also, I read his soldier name as Sporre, not Snorre.

Since you have figured out when his name was changed, you know (roughly) when he became a soldier ;-)

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You can find him under the name Gustaf Spåre at Soldatregistret.

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Thanks for the suggestions, I managed to track him down in the Vartofta kompani of the Skaraborgs regemente. Just need to see if his death date is listed in a later mönsterrull. https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0028442_00471

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Thank you Jan, I just figured out where you meant. That is a useful page! Found his record here: https://soldat.elektronikhuset.it/soldatregister/dbrecord.sv.aspx?id=174520