Margreta Ersdotter was born December 23, 1816 in Harsjön, Alanäs,
Jämtland, Sweden to Erik Ersson and Margreta Matsdotter. As a
young girl her family moved to Grönäs, Ed, Västernorrland, Sweden.
There she met and married Olof Nilsson on November 20, 1836. They
had four children:
Cajsa Greta, born 9 Apr 1837
Anna Brita, born 24 Jun 1843
Nils Erik, born Jan 1850
Olof Oscar, born 14 Sep 1855
Here you can view Margreta in the 1880 census of Sweden, living
nearby her daughter Anna Brita Olsdotter.
Margreta (who often went by "Greta") died on January 21, 1893 in
Ållsjön, Ed, Västernorrland, Sweden.