| Name |
Nils Jakob Wingstedt |
| Birth |
20 Sep 1792, Stockholm Svea Livgarde Sweden |
| Death |
1 Nov 1858, Turku/Åbo |
| Occupation |
Vakaaja/Justerare Insinööri/Ingenjör |
| Father |
Fredrik Adolph Wingstedt (1753-1797) |
| Mother |
Eva Maria Fahlberg (1762-1852) |
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| Misc. Notes |
Nils Jakob was christened 22 Sep 1792 by Regements Pastor Winbom. Godparents were, Spegelfabriquer Nils Fahlberg, Casseuren vid auktionskammaren Johan De Rou, Fru Elisabeth Fahlberg and Mademoiselle Maria Ulrica Engman. On 16 May 1799 as 6 years old Nils Jacob was brought to Barnhuset in Stockholm. At that time his father had died. Two and a half weeks later on Jun 3 he was brought by his mother Eva Maria Wingstedt born Fahlberg to Marttila/St Mårtens, Pappila/Prästgården to Prosten Jakob Zidén and his wife Christina Elisabeth Fahlberg born 6 Aug 1747. (In husförhörslängden 5 Apr 1801 has the Notarieänkan Eva Maria Fahlberg uttagit flyttningsattest till Finland) There also lived Fredrik Olof Wingstedt born 29 Jan 1786 who was Nils Jakob’s elder brother. Christina Fahlberg was the sister to Eva Maria Fahlberg born 1762 in Stockholm Sweden. Nils Jakob mowed from Marttila/St. Mårtens’ Tiipilä by, Johannisbergs to Uskela Pettilä in 1814 and moved back to Marttila in 1815 when Karl Grönlund died. 1817 he moved to Ulvial/Ulfsby. Nils Jakob and Ulrika Karolina lived in kyrkokvarteret 173/Ryssbacken and later on Nylands Tvärgata Östra kvarteret 75 in Turku/Åbo. In 1821 he achieved his Justerare/Ingenjör examina.
Lieutanant Zidén who is mentioned in Fänriks Ståhls sägner was the son of Jakob Zidén and Christina Fahlberg. So Nils Jacob and the Lieutenant was stephbrothers. Source Leena Heikelä.
They lost nearily everything in the Turku fire. They lived in Itäkortteli 75/127 located on Vanha Hämeenkatu 14. (very close to Leena Heikeläs present home!) They fortunately had an insurance and they got compenstaed altogether with 352 riksdaler which was more than 3 years salary for Nils Jakob. The claim was dated 14.12.1827 and a ccepted and confiremd in January 1828. There is an detailed list describing item by item whar their belongins were. Source Leena-Koskinen Moffet whos is a decendant to Ulrika Federley and Nils Jakob Wingstedt. Leena lives today in USA.
In Turku/Åbo lived at the same time Hovkonditor Petrus Fahlberg who may have been a relative to Nils Jakob’s mother Eva Fahlberg? Source Turun kaupungin historia page 523. LMH.
In the beginning of 1851 Nils Jakob was centenced to pay a fine of 3 roubles on silver in the lower court “Kämnerirätten” and later in the higher court “Hovrätten” to pay 48 roubles in silver and to go to jail for 24 days on water and bread. By his profession he was authorized to controle and stamp different types of official measutrments. The crime was that he had accepted unsufficient measurements at a higher rate than was confirmed by the government. Corruption would be the right modern word. Source communion book mark saying look into the black books. Black book film Jk 1244 LMH. 1811 he moved to Turku/Åbo and 1812 to Ahvenanmaa/Åland.
Nils and Ulrika separated later. Source Wilskman. |
| Marriage |
16 Feb 1821, Salo Kirjola |
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| Misc. Notes |
She lived in Uskela Pettilä by the Carl Grönlund family. As 10 years old she came to Pettilä 1809.
Ulrika and Nils separated later. Source Wilskman |
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| Misc. Notes |
Family lore says that during the hazardous fire in Turku Bina heard the Cathedral bells falling.
She moved to St Petersburg in 1849. Her younger brother moved at the age of only 14 there1938.
A silc scarf and a small new testament of Bina is today hold by her decendant Leena Moffet-Koskinen in USA. Bina wore this scarf at her wedding 27 May1852 and Leena at her doctoral thesis in Turku 7 Dec 1977. She moved from Turku 24 Apr 1852 to Hattula Mierola Alhainen to be a löady of waiting for Colonel Joahn von Konow’s wife and four daughters. After Maria’s husbands Anders Lukander’s death and after her daughter Aina Maria had moved to Wyborg 4.8.1891 Maria lived alone in Mierola 1892 -1896 ands worked as a director nurse in the Hattula old folks home. After that she moved to Aina Maria in Prunkkala 3 Dec 1896. |
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| 3 M |
Nils Johan Wingstedt |
| Birth |
9 Dec 1824, Turku/Åbo |
| Death |
2 Nov 1859, Turku/Åbo |
| Occupation |
Juvelerare/Jalokivikauppias |
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| Misc. Notes |
| Nils Johan and Helena had no children. It is said that he walked as 14 years old to St. Petersburg. Apprentice/kisälli/gesäll at jeweller/guld och silverarbetaremästaren in Turku/Åbo, Bror Turesson. Nils Johan moved from Turku/Åbo to Uusikaupunki/Nystad. (Tarkkampujapataljoona/Skarpskyttebataljonen 20.11.1850). He moved from Skarpskyttebataljonen 25.10.1853 to Turku /Åbo. |
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| Misc. Notes |
| He lived in Östra Kvarteret 75 in Turku. Source Leena Heikelä |
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| Misc. Notes |
| He died as an infant. |