Erik Andersson Bäng

   Cause of his death was Pneumonia.

   Another name for Erik was Erik Andersson Bång.

  General Notes:

Andersson Bång, Erik. Born 1774-03-22 in Sunnanå, Lillhärdal. Farmer in Blekberg. Died 1841-10-06 in Lillhärdal (Died of pneumonia). He was a member of Parliament in 1817-1818 and most likely 1823 and also 1828-30. Sought the position of medical officer to the county council in Härjedalen in 1823. His application was turned down but Erik was later given the position because he had served the community so well.See Hb. 1980 sid. 9 In 1823 he put forth the motion that Härjedalingarna tullfritt would import cheaply Norwegian salt from Röros. He said that his people should be exceptioned from paying taxes because it was for medical use. He also thought that Storskiftet not was good for mountain areas like Härjedalens.

This Erik Andersson Bäng was a member of the Parliament 1817 -18, 1823, and 1828 - 1830.(Source: Hardalsboken 1980, page 9). Other sources also include 1819.
Nevertheless, Erik's father, Anders went blind due to Cataracts (gra - Starr). During the first parliament he met with several doctors in Stockholm and got some instructions on how he could help his father get his eyesight back. About 1819, he came back to Blekberg. He placed his father, Anders before a south facing window and placed drops of Bella Donna in his eyes, which caused the pupils to dilate. This substance was also used by women who wanted to be pretty, thus the expression "Beautiful girl. Anders also received some type of pain killer and then an incision could be made. Erik then stuck a little probe which he got in Stockholm in the eyes and dug out the gray mass which
blinded his father's sight. The operation was successful and his father got his sight back. Think, in 1819 a cataract operation was performed in Blekberg

Erik married Gertrud Rolfsdotter, daughter of Rolf Hansson and Magnil Persdotter, on 4 Dec 1803 in Lillhärdal, Jamtland, Sweden. (Gertrud Rolfsdotter was born on 24 Feb 1781 in Äggen, Kyrkbyn, Lillhärdal and died on 10 Feb 1864 in Lillhärdal, Jamtland, Sweden.)