Anders Örbom
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Anders Örbom (9 May 1675 – 25 May 1740) was a captain in the Swedish Army who was at the Surrender at Perevolochna and taken to Siberia as a prisoner of war for 13 years.[1][2][3]
Biography
Örbom was born in
family name
, only a patronym, and was assigned a family name when he became a soldier. He joined the regiment of Närke in 1691, where Örebro is located. In this regiment, Örbom was already a common soldier's name, and his predecessor on his first military position was also called Örbom.
He took part in the campaign at Humlebäck on Zealand, a Danish island where
Jämtland Ranger Regiment.[5] He participated, on 4 July 1708, in the Battle of Holowczyn. He was wounded with a bullet to the face. The bullet remained lodged in his skull the remainder of his life.[1] He also participated in the Battle of Lakowitz.[1]
Capture
He was captured on the
Joakim von Rohr, Lieutenant Colonel and Commander of Dalarö fortress, the military fortress east of Stockholm, on the Baltic
. Her mother was Katarina Charlotta Klingenberg. Together Anders and Elisabeth had their first child in Siberia:
- Anders Örbom II (1720–1783), who was a captain in the Swedish Army, married Christina Ruuth (1727–1781).[1][6][7]
Return from Siberia
Anders returned home to Sweden in 1721 or 1722 after 13 years of imprisonment. He was promoted to cavalry captain with Jämtland's cavalry company, and in 1727 became squadron chief. He lived in
- Carl Joachim Örbom (1722–1810) a captain of the Swedish Army who married Beata Dorothea von Saltza (1721–1764)
- Erik Johan Örbom (1723–1802) a major in the Jämtland Regiment who married Helena Ruuth (1729–1802). One son assumed the name Ruuth instead of Örbom and still has descendants with that name.
- Anna Catharina Örbom (1725-1784) married 1st to Nils Oldenberg, 2nd to Karl Bange, 1717-1784
- Gustaf Örbom I (1728–1730)
- Charlotta Örbom (1730-1755)
- Gustaf Örbom II (1732–1807) a captain in the Swedish Army who married Sophia Lovisa Winnberg (1744–1807)
- Christopher Örbom (1735–1828) a captain in the Swedish Army who married Eva Maria Strandqvist (1776-1863)
- Sara Elisabeth Örbom (1736-1814) married Karl Henrik Lemberg (1745-1809)
- Petrus Örbom (1738-?) a lieutenant in the Swedish Army
Death
Captain Anders Örbom died on 25 May 1740 and was buried in
Timeline
- 1675 Birth in Örebro, Sweden
- 1691 Joins military at age 16
- 1706 Promoted to lieutenant in Jämtland Ranger Regimentat age 31
- 1709 Taken to Siberia as a prisoner-of-war during the Battle of Poltava at age 34
- 1740 Died in Rödön
See also
References
- ^ Adam Lewenhaupt(1719). "Anders Örbom". Karl XII's officerare: Biografiska anteckningar (in Swedish).
- ^ Harold Oscar Prytz (1867). Historiska upplysningar om Svenska och Norska arméernas regementer och kårer . (in Swedish).
- ^ Karl Alfred Karlsson Örbom (1891–1945) (1963). Jämten; Heimbygdas Arsbok.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Iwan Wikström and Janrik Bromé (1947). Festskrift till Iwan Wikström (in Swedish).
... Anders Örbom, född i Örebro den 9 maj 1675, där fadern var rådmannen och handelsmannen Brask. Sonen Anders ändrade sitt efternamn och inrymde i detta en ...
- ^ Nils Ahnlund and Holger Wichman (1945). Jämtlands och Härjedalens historia, volume 4.
Anders Örbom, som var i rysk ...
- ^ Sörmländska handlingar (in Swedish). 1968.
... Anders örbom och Modren Christina Ruth. ...
- ^ Svenska ättartal (in Swedish). 1890.
Anders Örbom, f. 1675, t 1740; ryttmäst. vid Jemtl. dragon reg.'; g. 17192 in. Anna Elisabeth von Bohr3, f. 1701, t enka. Barn: l. Anders, f. 1720, f 1783; ryttmäst. vid Jemtl. reg.; g. 1751 m. Christina Ruuth, f. 1727 ...
- ^ a b "Von Rohr". Retrieved 2007-08-26.
Anna Elisabet, born January 22, 1701, died about September 8, 1767, married September 5, 1719, at Solikamsk, Siberia, Anders Örbom (born May 9, 1675, at Örebro, died May 25, 1740, at Rödön parish, buried June 5, 1740, Rödön church)
- ^ Sven Johan Kardell (1886). Minnen från fjällbygden och Fyrisvall (in Swedish).
- ^ Julius Mankell (1866). Anteckningar rörande svenska regementernas historia (in Swedish).
External links
- Anders Örbom at Findagrave