Brita Sederholm died in 1750,
Erik the following year and both were buried
in Ulrika Eleonora church yard. Both had time
to witness a new beginning both in the life of
Helsinki and in the Sederholm family.
Construction of Sveaborg had started and Johan
Sederholm, the oldest surviving son of the
couple, had begun his successful career as a
merchant and businessman.
Five of the Sederholm children lived to
become adults. Fourth oldest child, Carl died
aged 28 in 1755, Matthias, the seventh child,
presumably disappeared at sea. Youngest child,
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and they had five children. Sophia died in
1789 aged 48.
Christina Catharina, the eight
child, married lieutenant-colonel Nils
Albrecht Ehrenström in 1755. Ehrenströms had
seven children, and one of them, Johan
Albrecht, became an important statesman.
He was the private secretary of King
Gustavus III, later he was sentenced to death
for high treason, the sentence was eventually
overturned. J.A. Ehrenström returned to his
hometown, and he worked as the chairman of the
committee to rebuild Helsinki. He drew the
town plan of Helsinki in 1812, and was the
most important official person in Helsinki.
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