Anders Örbom I (1675-1740) of Sweden

Anders Örbom I (1675-1740) Captain in Swedish Army (b. May 09, 1675, Örebro, Örebro lan, Sweden - d. May 25, 1740, Rödön, Jämtland lan, Sweden)

Military Career:
Captain Örbom took part in the campaign at Humle­bäck on Zealand, a Danish island where Copenhagen is located, in 1700. He crossed the Düna River in Riga in the Ukraine in 1701 and was in the battle that defeated the Russian-Saxon Army. He fought in the battles of Klissow in 1702 and Holofzin in 1708.

Battle of Poltava:
Captain Örbom was wounded with a bullet to the face, which remained lodged in his skull. He was then captured on the Dnepr River, in the Ukraine on July 01, 1709. Anders was taken to Siberia as a prisoner-of-war along with other officers captured during the Battle of Poltava. All the soldiers were executed and the officers were imprisoned.

Marriage:
He married Anna Elisabeth Von Rohr (1701-1744) on September 05, 1719 in Solikamsk, Siberia, Russia. Anna's father was Joakim von Rohr, Lieutenant Colonel and Commander of Dalarö, the military fortress east of Stockholm, on the Baltic. Her mother was Katarina Charlotta Klingenberg.

Children:
Together they had the following child: Anders Örbom II (1720-1783) Captain of the Swedish Army who was born in Siberia, and later married Christina Ruuth. Anders returned home to Sweden in 1721 or 1722 and lived in Brunflo and later Rödön and had the following additional children: Carl Joachim Örbom (1721-1810) Captain of the Swedish Army who married Beata Dorothea Von Saltza (1721-1764); Erik Johan Örbom (1723-1802) Major of the Jämtland Regiment who married Helena Ruuth (1729-1802); Anna Catharina Örbom (1725-?); Gustaf Örbom I (1728-1730); Charlotta Örbom (1730-?); Gustaf Örbom II (1732-1807) Captain of the Swedish Army who married Sophia Lovisa Winnberg (1744-1807); Christopher Örbom (1735-1828) Captain of the Swedish Army who married E.M. Sundström (1736-?); Sara Elisabeth Örbom (1736-?); and Petrus Örbom (1738-?), Lieutenant of the Swedish Army.

Death:
Captain Anders Örbom died on May 25, 1740 and he was buried in Rödön on June 05, 1740.

Descendents in the United States:
He had at least three descendents that emigrated to the United States: John Edward Winblad (1856-1914) who married Salmine Pedersen of Farsund, Norway and emigrated around 1884 or 1885 to Manhattan, New York; Olga Birgitta Nordqvist (1885-1972) who emigrated to Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota on May 10, 1909; and John Eric Gustav Ohlsson (1909-2004) who emigrated to Iron County, Michigan on February 23, 1929.

Relationship:
Anders Örbom I (1675-1740) was the sixth, great-grandfather of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ). He was also the third, great-grandfather of John Edward Winblad (1856-1914); and fourth, great-grandfather of Maria Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987).