Anders Örbom

Anders Örbom (May 9, 1675 – May 25, 1740) was a captain in the Swedish Army who was at the Surrender at Perevolochna and taken to Siberia as a prisoner of war for 13 years.

In oral tradition, Örbom has long been quoted as having been born in Örebro, Sweden on May 9, 1675, and that his father should have been a man named Brask, who was a district court judge in Örebro. This information can not. however, be substantiated in primary sources. He did join the regiment of Närke (where Örebro is the county town), so he was apparently from Närke, at least. In his regiment, Örbom was already a common soldier's name, and his predecessor on his first position was also called Örbom.

Anders joined the military in 1691 and he took part in the campaign at Humlebäck on Zealand, a Danish island where Copenhagen is located, in 1700. On July 7, 1701, he left camp and on July 9, 1701, he crossed the Düna River in Riga in Ukraine. There they conquered the Saxony troops and took about 700 prisoners. He fought in the Battle of Klissow on July 7, 1702, and the Battle of Pułtusk on April 21, 1703. He participated in the Battle of Reusch-Lemberg in 1704, and the Battle of Fraustadt on February 3, 1706, and was promoted to lieutenant with Jämtland Rifle Regiment. He participated on July 4, 1708, in the Battle of Holowczyn. He was wounded with a bullet to the face. The bullet remained lodged in his skull the remainder of his life. He also participated in the Battle of Lakowitz.

Capture

He was captured on the Dnieper River, in Ukraine on July 1, 1709, and was taken to Siberia as a prisoner-of-war along with other officers during the Surrender at Perevolochna. All the soldiers were executed, and the officers were imprisoned in Siberia. He married Anna Elisabeth Von Rohr (1701–1744) on September 5, 1719, in Solikamsk, Siberia, Russia. Anna's father was Joakim von Rohr, Lieutenant Colonel and Commander of Dalarö fortress, the military fortress east of Stockholm, on the Baltic. Her mother was Katarina Charlotta Klingenberg. Together Anders and Elisabeth had their first child in Siberia:

• Anders Örbom II (1720–1783), who was a captain in the Swedish Army, married Christina Ruuth (1727–1781).

Return from Siberia

Anders returned home to Sweden in 1721 or 1722 after 13 years of imprisonment. He was promoted to cavalry captain with Jämtland's cavalry company, and in 1727 became squadron chief. He lived in Brunflo and later Rödön. He had the following additional children:

• Carl Joachim Örbom (1722–1810) a captain of the Swedish Army who married Beata Dorothea von Saltza (1721–1764)
• Erik Johan Örbom (1723–1802) a major in the Jämtland Regiment who married Helena Ruuth (1729–1802). One son assumed the name Ruuth instead of Örbom and still has descendants with that name.
• Anna Catharina Örbom (1725-1784) married 1st to Nils Oldenberg, 2nd to Karl Bange, 1717-1784
• Gustaf Örbom I (1728–1730)
• Charlotta Örbom (1730-1755)
• Gustaf Örbom II (1732–1807) a captain in the Swedish Army who married Sophia Lovisa Winnberg (1744–1807)
• Christopher Örbom (1735–1828) a captain in the Swedish Army who married Eva Maria Strandqvist (1776-1863)
• Sara Elisabeth Örbom (1736-1814) married Karl Henrik Lemberg (1745-1809)
• Petrus Örbom (1738-?) a lieutenant in the Swedish Army

• ^ Iwan Wikström and Janrik Bromé (1947). Festskrift till Iwan Wikström (in Swedish). ... Anders Örbom, född i Örebro den 9 maj 1675, där fadern var rådmannen och handelsmannen Brask. Sonen Anders ändrade sitt efternamn och inrymde i detta en ... 
• Nils Ahnlund and Holger Wichman. Jämtlands och Härjedalens historia, volume 4. Anders Örbom, som var i rysk ... 
• ^
• Sörmländska handlingar (in Swedish). 1968. ... Anders örbom och Modren Christina Ruth. ... 
• Svenska ättartal (in Swedish). 1890. Anders Örbom, f. 1675, t 1740; ryttmäst. vid Jemtl. dragon reg.'; g. 17192 in. Anna Elisabeth von Bohr3, f. 1701, t enka. Barn: l. Anders, f. 1720, f 1783; ryttmäst. vid Jemtl. reg.; g. 1751 m. Christina Ruuth, f. 1727 ... 
• Sven Johan Kardell (1886). Minnen från fjällbygden och Fyrisvall (in Swedish). 

Captain Anders Örbom died on May 25, 1740, and he was buried in Rödön, Sweden on June 5, 1740.

• 1675 Birth in Örebro, Sweden
• 1691 Joins military at age 16
• 1706 Promoted to lieutenant in Jämtland Rifle Regiment at age 31
• 1709 Taken to Siberia as a prisoner-of-war during the Battle of Poltava at age 34
• 1740 Died in Rödön