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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Biographical sketch of Ankerstrom, the Swedish regicide, detailing his family background, education, military career, marriage, family, residences, travels, and activities up to 1791, noting the rest of his life is well-known.
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A short sketch of the Life of Ankerstrom, the Swedish Regicide.
His father was Lieutenant Colonel and Chevalier of the Order of the Sword; his Mother's Name was Hedwig Drufra. He was at first brought up with his parents; but at eight years of age sent to Upsal. On the death of his Father and when he had attained his 15th year, he was received among the pages at Court, and obtained the place of Subaltern in a regiment.--Having sold this place, he was nominated an Ensign of the guards. In 1783 he resigned, and married Gustave Elizabeth Lowen, who had a dowry of 4000 crowns Argent de Banque.
Two sons and two daughters are the fruit of this marriage. Ankerstrom soon after retired into the country, but was ejected from his residence by a process of the proprietors. In 1790 he returned to Stockholm, and fixed his abode there. During the last Summer he went to Gothland with the Seneschal Steenhof, and the Vice-Auditor Runeburg.
In endeavouring to make an acquisition of some land he met with another disagreeable rencontre. In 1791 he returned to the capital, and was prohibited from leaving it; yet towards Christmas, this prohibition was taken off. He afterwards assisted at the Diet of Geke, and on its close returned to Stockholm.
The rest of his life is too well known.
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Biographical account of Ankerstrom's early life, education at Upsal from age eight, court service from age 15 after father's death, military positions sold and resigned in 1783, marriage to Gustave Elizabeth Lowen with dowry, two sons and two daughters, retirement to country followed by ejection, return to Stockholm in 1790, trip to Gothland last summer with Steenhof and Runeburg, land acquisition attempt with disagreeable encounter, return to capital in 1791 under prohibition lifted by Christmas, assistance at Diet of Geke, return to Stockholm; rest of life well known as regicide.