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Johan Leijel

Also Known As: "Leijell"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Death: November 24, 1744 (80)
Stockholm
Place of Burial: Stockholm
Immediate Family:

Son of David Patriksson Leijel, the Elder and Catharina Honnon
Husband of Catharina Ehrencrona and Margareta Hising
Father of Johan Leijel; Catharina Helena Leijel; Eric Leijel; Anna Margareta Leijel; Carl Leijel and 2 others
Brother of Anna Leijel; David Leijel; Jakob Leijel; Eva Leijel; Catharina Leijel and 1 other

Occupation: Rådman i Stockholm Borgmästare
Managed by: Christer Lyrholm
Last Updated:

About Johan Leijel

Johan Leijel was an industrialist, a magistrate as well as Trade Mayor of Stockholm, s.v. “handelsborgmästare”. After his cousin Jacob L, he owned Vällnora bruk in Knutby, and for a period, he also disposed the ironworks Strömsberg in Tolfta and Västland in Västland, both in Uppsala.

  • Student in Uppsala
  • 1685 Student teacher (auskultant) at Stockholm's town hall and kämnersrätt
  • 1696-06-30 Ioo with Catharina Ehrencrona, No. 879 [2 daughters + 2 sons]
  • 1706 Magistrate (rådman) in Stockholm
  • 1711-03-19 IIoo with Margaretha Hising [3 daughters + 4 sons]
  • 1731 Trade Mayor (handelsborgmästare) of Stockholm

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References / Notes

  • Anrep, Johan Gabriel. (1858). Svenska adelns ättar-taflor. s.v. “Afdelning 1. Abrahamsson - Granfelt / Adel. ätten af Bjerkén, N:o 1995.” Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. Projekt Runeberg, p. 200. (accessed June 27, 2012).
  • Anrep, Johan Gabriel. (1861). Svenska adelns ättar-taflor. s.v. “Afdelning 2. Granfelt från Dal - Mörner af Tuna / Adel. ätten Leijel, N:o 1531.” Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. Projekt Runeberg, p. 618, 619. (accessed June 27, 2012).
  • Hülphers, Abraham Abrahamsson (1734–1798). Hülphers genealogier / Hülpherska samlingarna. s.v. “Leijel, Vol. 01:02 p. 193.” Västerås: Diocesan library (Stiftsbiblioteket) at Västerås municipal library. (accessed January 27, 2013).
  • Klercker, Carl Ulrik af (1778–1828) / Matton, Carl (1781–1866). Klercker-Mattons genealogiska samling / Mattonska donationen. s.v. “Leijel, Leijell, Lyell — TAB 5a. Leijell, Johan Davidsson (1664–1744).” Stockholm: National Library of Sweden. Listing at ediffah.org. (accessed January 26, 2013).
  • Strokirk, Oscar Fredrik. (1920). Kultur- och personhistoriska anteckningar / Tredje delen. s.v. “Ätten Leijel.” Örebro: Lindhska. Projekt Runeberg, pp. 178, 182, 183. (accessed June 27, 2012).
  • Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (SBL), s.v. “Leijell, Leyell, släkt” [Kinship]. (accessed June 27, 2012).

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  • Fadder 1731, also present : Johan Christiernin : Storkyrkoförsamlingens kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, huvudserie, SE/SSA/0016/C I a 1/8 (1727-1738), bildid: C0056415_00098
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Johan Leijel's Timeline

1664
January 1, 1664
Stockholm, Sweden
1697
April 8, 1697
1699
October 5, 1699
1702
February 5, 1702
1703
July 30, 1703
Sankt Nikolai, Stockholm, Sweden
1718
1718
1725
1725
1744
November 24, 1744
Age 80
Stockholm