#OTD 9 February 1827, Anders Nilsson, 30, and Maja Cajsa Nilsdotter, 28, were married in Askeby parish, Östergötland.

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#OTD 9 February 1827, Anders Nilsson, 30, and Maja Cajsa Nilsdotter, 28, were married in Askeby parish, Östergötland. Maja had been orphaned at age 17, but their lives looked normal for the time and place. They waited to marry until Anders became a crofter and their first child was born a year after the marriage. Unfortunately, every single one of their five children died young. Two died from thrush, two were noted as dying from stroke, one died at age eight from dysentery. Child mortality was terrible before modern healthcare. This is a very sad dead-end branch in my family tree.
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