New information or Sweden in war against Russia

 

Soldiers cabin 123 Håkentorp changes soldiers. Assar Moberg resigns as a soldier and hands over to his son-in-law Jonas Svensson later Lantz. 8th December 1785.

When you as a genealogist receive new information that is interesting for the family, he can become like a child on Christmas Eve. It must be examined and checked in several different places to see if the information is consistent in different books.

I received some new information about five different generations of soldiers that can be traced back to me in direct descending order. Of course, I had to look in different places to see if there was the same information everywhere. It was the same information everywhere.

Assar, Jonas, Sven, Jonas, Sven Gerhard. When it comes to my family and those who have been soldiers, it is easy to confuse them because they have basically the same name for some generations. Sven has been the most popular name in my family and it still remains in my generation, even though it is no longer the first name. To keep track of who it is, you have to look at the years to see who it is you are researching.

1789 Military rolls for Åsenhöga Parish, Mo jurisdictional district, Jönköping Regiment.

Among the information I received, I found out that Jonas Lantz, who was the first soldier named Lantz at Bygget, had ended up in hospital. Why he ended up in hospital is not clear from the rolls that exist. What can be deduced from the information is that he is admitted to Kristinestad Military Hospital, ie in present-day Finland (During this time, Finland was Swedish).

During this time, Gustav III was at war with Russia. Gustav III's Russian War (also known as the Swedish-Russian War 1788–90) took place in 1788–1790 after Sweden's King Gustav III attacked Russia in the hope of regaining lost territory, and halting Russian interference in Sweden's internal affairs. The war ended in a draw, partly due to mutiny by some high-ranking Swedish officers, the so-called Anjala Association. Peace was concluded in Värälä in 1790 without boundary adjustments.

However, Sweden succeeded in achieving the goal of persuading Russia to relinquish its role as guarantor of the constitution of the time of freedom. This had been repealed by Gustav III in 1772, and since then the issue had been an annoyance in the contact between the two countries, as it gave Russia a formal right to take measures to restore the constitution.

Either my great-great-great-great-grandfather was injured during the Swedish-Russian war, as injuries often occurred, otherwise he may have become ill due to malnutrition or the like as there was not much food that could be distributed during this war. You can guess as much as you like about this.

When you get information from second-hand sources, it is important to look more closely at what is actually in the original text. Given the writing style of the 18th and 19th centuries, it can be easy to misinterpret a C for an E, for example. I too can read things wrong many times, but fortunately there is help available in several different places.

I usually say that genealogy is like being a detective. You have to find the right one among all the things that exist and sometimes you can get on the wrong track, but with the right help you can get on the right track again.

On July 9, 1790, the battle of Svensksund began between the Swedish and Russian fleets.

//Daniel