Adelcrantz

This family name has been held by two distinct lines, in the case of the second one, by merit of marriage. The first line begins with a Josua Törnqvist, died 1668, married Cecilia Andera (daughter of the vicar of Värmdö Petrus Anderus and Christina Samuelsdotter). They had issue as follows:
1. Göran Josuæ Adelcrantz, born 15 November 1668 at Stockholm, ennobled with the surname Adelcrantz 1712 together with the children of his wife, died 26 February 1739 at Stockholm, married 18 August 1711 at Signildsberg, Håtuna parish, co. Uppsala to Anna Maria Köhnman (in her 2nd marriage, married 1stly Arvid Forssenwald, below, part 2. She was born 18 October 1681 at Örebro, died 1 August 1730 at Stockholm, daughter of Johan Persson and Brita Jakobsdotter Sneckenberg).
1.1. Hedvig, born 17 September 1712 at Signildsberg, died 28 February 1792 at Stockholm, married 6 June 1728 to Gustaf Samuel Ruuth (born 1690, died 1766).
1.2. Johan Josua Adelcrantz, born 26 June 1714, died 1 May 1718.
1.3. baron Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, born 30 January 1716 at Stockholm, died unmarried 1 MArch 1796 at Stockholm, buried Katarina church, Stockholm.
1.4. Ulrika, born 11 March 1718, died unmarried 14 April 1795 at Stockholm.
1.5. baron Emanuel Adelcrantz, born 23 June 1721, died 26 June 1788 at Jönköping, married 14 July 1754 at Karlskrona to Fredrika Amalia Grubbe (born 9 April 1727, died 19 June 1810 at Ribbingelunds kungsgård, Kjula parish, co. Södermanland).
1.5.1. baroness Anna Maria, born 12 March 1756, died unmarried 27 April 1796 at Stockholm.
1.5.2. baron Carl Gustaf Adelcrantz, born 25 August 1757, died unmarried 20 March 1786 at Hubbestad.
1.5.3. baroness Fredrika Amalia, born 13 October 1759, died 14 May 1761.
1.5.4. baroness Hedvig Charlotta, born 24 March 1762 at Jönköping, died unmarried 9 November 1826 at Floda parish, co. Södermanland, buried at Arboga.
1.5.5. baroness Eva Ulrika, born 7 November 1767 at Hubbestad, died unmarried 31 January 1848 at Östra Vingåkers vicarage.
1.5.6. baroness Fredrika Lovisa, born 1 July 1771 at Hubbestad, died unmarried 20 August 1860 at Knutsbo.
1.6. Johanna, born 8 June 1723, died 2 March 1785 at Trngsund, Brännkyrka parish, co. Stockholm, buried 11 March 1785, married 28 August 1750 at Karlskrona to Alexander Magnus Sundwall (died 29 April 1759 at Karlskrona).
1.7. Eva, born 12 March 1726, died unmarried 5 April 1796 at Stockholm.

*** Part 2 - Fossenwald branch ***

This line begins with Arvid Fossenwald, died 21 September 1710, buried 25 September 1710 at Håtuna parish, married 1stly 8 December 1692 at Stockholm to Charlotta Bergman (christened 26 September 1673 at Stockholm, Nikolai parish, died 1696, daughter of Mattias Bergman and Christina Erdtman, sister of Abraham Adelhielm); married 2ndly 15 June 1697 to Anna Maria Köhnman (who married 2ndly Josua Törnqvist, above, part 1, introduction). He had issue by his wives as follows:

1. *by 1* Carl Leonard Adelcrantz, born 1694 at Stockholm, died before 22 February 1745, married 1stly 18 October 1715 at Stockholm to Margareta Catharina Printzenhagen (daughter of dr. Printzenhagen and Christina Andersdotter Björn); married 2ndly 3 July 1737 at Adelsö parish, co. Stockholm to Anna Catharina Pasman (died 6 February 1740); married 3rdly 1744 Regina Christina Fager (born 1695, died 8 January 1766 at Stockholm, daughter of Peter Fager and Maria Stolpe). All issue by first spouse.
1.1. Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, born 30 January 1716, died before 11 September 1758.
1.2. Ulrika, born 13 August 173 at Toresund parish, co. Södermanland, died 1737 at Toarp, Klockrike parish, co. Östergötland, buried 21 December 1737.
1.3. Hedvig Charlotta, born a twin, died after 11 September 1758, married 4 February 1750 at Toarp to Jonas Torling.
1.4. Maria Elisabet, born a twin, died after 11 September 1758.
2. *by 2* Anna Charlotta, born 13 May 1698, died 27 August 1758 at Stockholm, married 28 May 1713 to the vicar at Umeå, professor Nikolaus Nikolai Grubb (born 1681 at Umeå, died 2 October 1724 at Umeå).
3. *by 2* Brita Catharina, born 28 August 1699, died 12 March 1784 at Trångsund, Brännkyrka parish, co. Stockholm, married 14 February 1724 to Nils von Lang (born 1681, died 1747).
4. *by 2* Arvid Adelcrantz, christened 9 March 1701 at Stockholm, died 4 August 1717 at Signildsberg, buried 6 August 1717.
5. *by 2* Sara Maria, born 9 March 1705, christened 12 March 1705 at Signildsberg, died 30 June 1714.

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