Kerstin Persdotter (1669 - 1669)

Born Aug 1669 in Haraldsjön, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sverige

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Died Nov 1669 at age 0 in Haraldsjön, Skinnskatteberg, Västmanland, Sverige

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Biography

Kerstin was baptized 9 Aug 1669^[1] and buried 14 Nov that same year.^[2] She was the daughter of Per Jacobsson and Elisabeth Jacobsdotter.

She was born before her parents marriage, and the birth record only notes an "Oächta barn i Haraldsjön", i.e. a child out of wedlock. There are however several indices that makes it pretty certain that this is her, and that she indeed was Per´s and Elisabet´s child:

• The burial record names her father, Peder, and also calls him "min dräng" (my, i.e. the vicar´s, helper), which is also what he is called in the birth record of the next child, her brother Jacob, in 1671.
• The burial record also contains a note "the ägde til 3die", seemingly referring to the fact that the parents were second cousins, which was described at greater length in the parents´ marriage record from December the same year, and with a similar formulation: "Hvar närskylda til 3dje".
• One of the baptism witnesses, Sigfrids wife at Haraldsjön, was Elisabet´s father´s sister.
• Kerstin would for sure be the preferred name for a firstborn daughter, since both grandmothers bore that name.

Sources

1. ↑ Skinnskatteberg (U) C:1 (1623-1677) Bild 184 / Sida 180

   Arkiv Digital page info v74049.b184.s180 | To page (paywall) | Riksarkivet

2. ↑ Skinnskatteberg (U) C:1 (1623-1677) Bild 187 / Sida 183

   Arkiv Digital page info v74049.b187.s183 | To page (paywall) | Riksarkivet