Oluf Isacsson (1688 - 1716)

Biography

Oluf was born in 1688. He was the son of Isaac Olufssen and Ingeborg Andersdotter. He passed away in 1716.

After Olufs broter Anders Swart was imprisoned during Swedish capitulation in Germany 1713, Oluf had to take over his brothers duty as ryttare for Västgötakavaleriet. As ryttare he got involved in the war against Denmark-Norwegian in Bohuslän 1716. He died in 28 Jul 1716, probably in Bohuslän, from injuries or sicknes? He was buried in Börstig nearly two month after his death the 19 Sep 1716.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Book: Börstigsboken from Börstigs Hembygdsförening. Printed 1980. page 198-201, a text written by Börje Börjesson. "Ryttarna från Svartagården. ...Det nyuppsatta Västgöta Kavalleriregementet fick deltaga i fientligheterna mot Danmark-Norge i Bohuslön 1716. Här dog Oluf Swart den 28 juli. Om dödsorsaken var fältsjukan eller resultatet av någon blessering framgår ej av rullorna....

• födsel: Börstigs kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/GLA/13079/C/1 (1688-1706) sid 145: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0047132_00089#?c=&m=&s=&cv=88&xywh=1641%2C366%2C6044%2C3900

• begravd: Börstigs kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/GLA/13079/C/2 (1706-1736) sid 285: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0047133_00152#?c=&m=&s=&cv=151&xywh=936%2C364%2C7271%2C4691