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Titel: Were out of wedlock births encouraged in the 1840's in Sweden ?.
Skrivet av: scott skrivet 2002-02-21, 04:11
I was told by my Uncle that out of wedlock births were encouraged in the 1840's by the Church and State because of Sweden's diminished male population as the result of earlier wars.
Is this true? There is no record of a spouse for my G G Grandmother who had 3 children in the Norrtalje Parish, 1837,1838 & 1842. She kept her maiden name, Anna Catharina Hedberg.