Svante Pettersson was born 17 November 1852 to farmer Petter Andreasson in Eklanda Bondegård and his wife Stina Eriksdotter[1][2]
Like his elder brother, Anders Johan, Svante took over a part of the family farm. After buying out his younger brothers his share was 7/60 mantal.[3]
Svante married Mathilda Andreasdotter from Lille Holmen 29 December 1879.[4] They had five children: Amanda Kristina (1880), Anna Josefina (1884), Johan Alfred (1888), Elin Matilda (1896) and Gerda Katarina (1900) before Svante was widowed in 1905. He was blind in his last years.[5]
Svante Pettersson died from a stroke in March 1927.[6]
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