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Military Strategies and Tools for Swedish Family History

Sweden was founded in 1523 with Gustav Vasa as king. Since this time forward to the present, Sweden has continually had a military. During this time hundreds of thousands have served and have been an important part of the population. The many wars during the 17th and 18th centuries involved a significant portion of the male population. Many people with Swedish ancestry can trace their lineage back to an ancestor who served in one of the branches of the Swedish Military. Various records have been created and preserved for those serving in the military. These records may give information to help extend a line or they may give insight into the ancestor’s life and living conditions thus creating a richer family history record. Research Strategy (1692-1901)Step 1: Before beginning research in the Swedish military records there are a few items that you need to know about your military person. Find out the following 4 things about your military person.

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Occupation Title of Military Man

To find the branch of the military your ancestor served in note his occupational title used in the church records (Christenings of his children, his Marriage, death of his children, wife or the soldier, household examination records) notice what the occupational title of the man is.

(Three column table with headings "Occupational Title", "Branch of military", "Allotment Division")

Examples of military occupation titles in Church Records

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Household Examination Record with Sold. (Soldat) Clas Nilss. Bohm. Sold. indicates that he was in the infantry. AD online Daretorp parish AI:1 1790-1812 b.75 s. 136

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Birth Record of Gjertru daughter of Båtsm. (Båtsman) Måns Brink and wife Ingri Svensdotter. Båtsm. (Båtsman) indicates he was in the Navy. AD online Fridlevstad CI:4 (1766-1834) Bild 148/sid 285 (v95712.b148.s285).

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Marriage Record of Ryttaren Åke Modig and pigan Elna Trulsdotter. Ryttaren indicates the groom was in the Cavalry. AD online Glumslöv EI:1 (1796-1861) Bild 7/sid 11. (v.109477.b7s11)

Sources: "Soldatforskning – några grundläggande källor”. Lars Ericson Wolke.  SLÄKT Historiskt Forum NR 4 2010 page 29-31

Research of Soldiers, Sweden. Hans Högman. http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/swegen.htm “Find Your Ancestors in the Swedish Military Sources”.

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