Jeppe Strokirk

Jeppe Strokirk (16 June 1789 – 16 February 1856) was a Swedish ironmaster.

Jeppe Strokirk
Jeppe Strokirk
Born
Jeppe Strokirk

16 June 1789
Ölsboda (present-day Degerfors Municipality), Sweden
Died16 February 1856 (aged 66)
Ölsboda Manor, Sweden–Norway
NationalitySwedish
OccupationIronmaster
Spouse
Hedvig Magdalena Broms
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(m. 1812)​
Children8, including Elias
Parent
  • Elias Strokirk (father)

Life and work
Ölsboda Manor

Jeppe Strokirk was born in Ölsboda on June 16, 1789. His parents were Elias[1][2] and Anna Christina Strokirk (née Camitz).[3]

Strokirk inherited the Ölsboda Works. In 1828, he erected the Ölsboda Manor, currently the only listed building in Degerfors Municipality.

In 1812, Elias Strokirk married Hedvig Magdalena Broms.

References
  1. Lindberg, Gust (1897). Karlskoga bergslag: historia och beskrifningar (in Swedish). Central-tryckeriet. p. 81 – via Google Books.
  2. Wistrand, Karl (1962). Hört och upplevat (in Swedish). Wahlström & Widstrand.
  3. Strokirk, Oscar Fredrik. "50 (Kultur- och personhistoriska anteckningar / Tredje delen)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Project Runeberg.
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