Pär Gummesson

   Cause of his death was leprosy (spetälska).

   Other names for Pär were Per Gudmundsson Hultberg, Per Gumesson Hultberg, Per Gummesson Hultberg and Per Hultberg.

  General Notes:

Pär had the unfortunate and extremely unpopular job of being a salpetersjudare for 7 years, from around 1785 to 1792.

"A salpetersjudare collected urine soaked earth to assist with the production of saltpeter. Saltpeter was a key ingredient of black powder (the first gunpowder) that the army required after the invention of firearms. Since a high concentration of saltpeter was contained in the earth under the barns, this earth was declared to be royal property. All farmers (the priests made sure that no one was forgotten) had to supply its quota imposed to the nearest salpetersjudare - it was called the saltpeter tax.

In order to streamline and better control that all the manure soil was obtained during the war years of the "Stormaktstid", special salpetersjudare traveled around among the farming villages. They had the right to even break the stall floor if needed. Moreover, they were to be furnished with food and lodging by the farmer as long as the work was in progress. When they were finished, the farmers had to fill in the new earth themselves and make new floors in the barns. The farmers did not like this forceful practice which was repeated every five years." - FamilySearch.org
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Swedish_Occupation:_Saltpetersjudare

  Birth Notes:

Sonahult / Sånnahult.

  Death Notes:

Klasamåla Västregård.

  Events

• He has conflicting birth information of 28 Feb 1757 and Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden. He was born at Sonahult / Sånnahult.

• He resided at Storgården Sånnahult / Sånahult from 1781 to 1797 in Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden.

• He was employed as a salpetersjudare circa 1785-1792 in Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden. A salpetersjudare collected urine soaked earth to assist with the production of saltpeter. Saltpeter was a key ingredient of black powder (the first gunpowder) that the army required after the invention of firearms. Since a high concentration of saltpeter was contained in the earth under the barns, this earth was declared to be royal property. All farmers (the priests made sure that no one was forgotten) had to supply its quota imposed to the nearest salpetersjudare - it was called the saltpeter tax. Source: FamilySearch.org.

• He resided at Fyrnan / Förnan from 1797 to 1799 in Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden.

• He resided at Dunsmåla from 1799 to 1802 in Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden.

• He resided at Örnhult from 1801 to 1805 in Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden.

• He resided at Klasamåla Västregård 1806-3 Apr 1823 in Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden. He owned the farm from 1817 and forward.

Pär married Elin Svensdotter on 15 Jan 1802 in Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden. (Elin Svensdotter was born on 11 Jun 1768 and died on 27 Nov 1802 in Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden.)

Pär next married Ingrid Nilsdotter, daughter of Nils Månsson and Susanna Nilsdotter, on 21 Oct 1803 in Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden. (Ingrid Nilsdotter was born on 13 Mar 1782 in Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden, christened on 17 Mar 1782 in Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden, died on 10 Aug 1869 in Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden and was buried in Aug 1869 in Urshult Socken, Kinnevalds Härad, Kronoberg Län, Sweden.)