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Emilie Högquist

Jakob and Johannes parish, 1812 – Turin, 1846

8 facts2 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born1812, Jakob and Johannes parishRecords disagree1 source
  • Died1846, TurinRecords disagree1 source

A life in time

  1. 1812

    Born in Jakob and Johannes parish

  2. 1839–1840

    2 children are born

  3. 1846

    Dies in Turin

Family

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Children · 2

During her lifetime

She lived through 4 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Jakob and Johannes parish.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1810s · Emilie is born in Jakob and Johannes parish

In the news1814

Union with Norway established

Following the Treaty of Kiel, Norway was ceded by Denmark and entered a union with Sweden in 1814.

Getting around

The mandatory horse-switching system at inns

Travelers relied on a system of roadside inns, where they were required to switch horses at every station to continue their journey. If no horses were available, travelers had to wait or search for replacements from nearby farms, which could take hours.

At the table

Stretching flour with fillers during food shortages

When grain supplies ran low in spring, peasants stretched their flour by adding ingredients like chaff, bark, nettles, or even straw.

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.In Europe · 1803–1815

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.

Ruedi33a · CC BY-SA 4.0

What people wore

Walking barefoot to save shoes

Leather shoes were in short supply, leading many people to walk barefoot from the time the snow melted until late autumn to save their footwear, sometimes carrying their shoes to church and putting them on only upon arrival.

Music

The dominance of the polska dance

By the mid-19th century, the polska had evolved as the primary dance and tune style for the fiddle in Sweden's provinces.

Daily life

Lighting in ordinary homes

Ordinary homes relied on pine splinters for lighting because candles were considered too expensive for everyday use. Daylight and fire from the hearth provided the main sources of illumination.