Lars Öknaberg (1755-)

Lars Ökneberg (1758-?) was a soldier in the Väster Rekarne Company of the Södermanlands Regiment in Sweden.

Birth
He was born in 1758 according to the Södermanlands Regiment documentation.

Marriage
He married Brita Olsdotter (c1760-?) around 1790. It is possible they were not married and just had a child together.

Military
He joined the military on December 8, 1778

Child
Brita Christina Ökneberg (1793-?) who was born on September 28, 1793 at Torshälla parish, Södermanland, Sweden. Brita would marry Lars Magnus Wingblad on October 10, 1824 at Katarina parish, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.

Discharged
He was discharged from the military as "lecherous" in June 8, 1797.

Relationship
Lars Ökneberg (1758-?) was the fourth great-grandfather of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).

Source
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on November 23, 2005.

Update
Updated on January 5, 2011 with information from Lennart Haglund who found Lars Ökneberg in the Södermanlands Regiment database. It provided the more accurate birth year and that he was discharged in 1797.

External link

 * Lars Ökneberg at Findagrave
 * http://www.geni.com/people/Lars-%C3%96kneberg/6000000006265026240 Lars Ökneberg] at Geni.com