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Ulrika Eleonora Ribbing

Stockholm, 18 May 1723 – Stockholm, 8 Jun 1787

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Facts and their sources

  • Born18 May 1723, Stockholmnot verified1 source
  • MarriedCarl Gustaf Lievennot verified1 source
  • Died8 Jun 1787, Stockholmnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 18 May 1723

    Born in Stockholm

  2. 24 Feb 1747

    A daughter is born

  3. 8 Jun 1787

    Dies in Stockholm, aged 64

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Stockholm.

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

The 1720s · Ulrika is born in Stockholm

What people wore

Practical Daily Work Clothing

Peasant women often worked in long chemises made of coarse linen, sometimes knotting the skirt to make movement easier while performing daily chores.

Getting around

Travel by Horse and Foot

In the early 1700s, most people traveled long distances by horse or on foot because poor roads made wheeled vehicles impractical in many areas. Women rode sideways in special cross-saddles rather than astride.

At the table

The Staple Diet of Ordinary Families

Ordinary families frequently ate a diet consisting of porridge, bread, peas, and salted fish or meat. Because food was often spoiled or rancid, it was heavily salted to preserve it and mask unpleasant flavors.

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.In Europe · 1700–1721

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.

Imonoz · CC BY-SA 4.0

Music

Instruments for dance and church

Popular instruments for dance music included the bagpipe, jaw harp, clarinet, drum, and violin, as well as the nyckelharpa. The nyckelharpa was also played in churches during special occasions like weddings or feast days.

Daily life

Self-sufficient rural households without schools

Schools did not exist in the countryside, and households were responsible for producing everything needed for daily life, including tools and clothing. Medical care was also absent in rural areas, leading families to rely on traditional home remedies found in household books.

What it cost

Cost of a cow and rye

A cow cost 30 daler kopparmynt in 1725, while a barrel of rye cost 18 daler kopparmynt in 1735.