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| Birthplace: | Göteborg, Sweden |
| Death: | Died in drowned in Schuylkill River |
| Occupation: | Drowned in Delaware River |
| Managed by: | Shelby Rash, Jr. |
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http://www.colonialswedes.org/forefathers/Bengt.html
Anders Bengtsson, born in 1640 near Gothenburg, was a lad of 16 when he arrived in former New Sweden on the Mercurius in 1656. On 22 November 1668, he married Gertrude Rambo, the 18-year-old daughter of Peter Gunnarsson Rambo and Brita Matsdotter. The new couple established their home and farm at Moy-amensing along the Delaware River in present South Philadelphia.
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Göteborg, Sweden
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November 22, 1668
Age 28
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1669
Age 29
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1671
Age 31
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June, 1677
Age 37
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1679
Age 39
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March 31, 1681
Age 41
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October 19, 1684
Age 44
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Philadelphia, PA, USA
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April 10, 1687
Age 47
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May 12, 1696
Age 56
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