Lars Nilsson 11 2 ¾ tall, served 34½ years age 56½ Sickly, because of age frail and weak, unable to be in the service of the king, requests and receives discharge, been at the whole Pomerian war and all the skirmishes with the regiment, was captured at Verbelin and after 2½ years was brought back, applied for pension

FHL Film #0,158,274 Regiment 689. Compani 104 Lars Nilsson Rupa i Persön 54 år 31¾ tjänsteår 11 2/3 längd gift Wästerbottning.
vol. 748 1779 689.104 104de Roten Pärsön. Lars Nilsson Rupa 47 år 24¾ tjänsteår 5' 8 3/4" längd. tjänt ut som capitulant och han således far taga lega för denna eller annan rote. [ rote= vanligtvis två hemman som underhöll en soldat].

Regiment 689. Company 104 Lars Nilsson Rupa from Persön 54 years old 31¾ years in service 11 2/3 long married from Wästerbotten
vol 748 1779 689. 104 Pärsön. Lars Nilsson Rupa 47 years old 24¾ years in service 5´8¾" tall. served time as prisoner of war and he thus may get remuneration for this or another file. [ Rote, usually two farms who were responsible for the upkeep of a soldier].

MARRIAGE: FHL 148,423 p. 473 Nederluleå Parish Records, Norrbotten, Sweden

BIRTH: Lars född 4 november 1731 i Pedersöhn döpt 6 november fad Nils Larsson mod Brita Cnutsdotter faddr soldat Hans Flink, drängen Erik Jönsson, hustru Karin Alström pigan Karin Larsdotter i Pädersöhn

BIRTH: Lars born 4 Nov 1731 at Pedersöhn christianed 6 Nov father Nils Larsson mother Brita Knutsdotter godfather soldier hans Flink, farm hand Erik Jönsson, house wife Karin Alström maid Karin Larsdotter from Pädersöhn

MARRIAGE: 1764 2 febr vigdes soldaten Lars Rupa med pigan Margareta Pärsdotter i Pärsön 2 February 1764 the soldier Lars Rupa married Margareta Pärsdotter from Pärsön.

BIOGRAPHY: Generalmönster Rulla 1759 Livkompaniet 91 104 Lars Rupa

Försvann vid ataqen [attacken] i ferbelin d. 28 sept 1758 [ Fehrbellin ligger omkring 40 km nordväst om Berlin] 15 dec 1761 91. 104 Lars Rupa 30 år 7½ år i tjänst fången

BIOGRAPHY: Muster Roll 1759 91 104 Lars Rupa Disappeared at the attack at Vehrbellin 28 September 1958 15 Dec 1761 91. 104 Lars Rupa 30 years old served 7½ years captured [ Fehrbellin is situated about 28 miles northwest of Berlin].

BIOGRAPHY: Är av svenska kronan blevfen utrantionerad den 1st maj 1761, Sjuk i stralsund [Stralsund en stad på Rügen vid Östersjön och ligger omkring 175 km norr om Berlin].

The 1st of May 1761 the Swedish government paid a ransom to free Lars Rupa [from being a prisoner of war]. Sick in Stralsund [a city on Rügen by the Baltic Sea abt 150 miles north of Berlin].

BIOGRAPHY: Generalmönsterrulla. Kongl. Västerbottens Re. till fot och Lifkompaniet. vol. 750 1789
689 104 Rupa Lars Nilsson 11 2 3/4 lång tjänstgjort 34½ år ålder 56½ Sjuk här, af ålder bräcklig och svag oförmögen till konungens tjänst, begär och får afsked, bevistat hela Pomerska kriget och alla där förefallande affairer med Verberllin regementet, blivit fången vid Fehrbelin och efter 2½ år ranconerats, anmäled til underhåll

vol. 749 1786 sid 63 689 104 Rupa Lars Nilsson 11 2¾ tall served 34½ years age 56½ Sick here, frail and weak because of age not able to be of the king's service, asks and receives dismissal, was present from start to end of the Pomerian War and all there occuring battles with the Verberlin Regiment, was captured at Fehrberlin and after 2½ years a ransom was paid [by the Swedish government]for his freedom, registered for a pension.
689 is number of the regiment 104 is the number of the company

Rin #9 Lars Nilsson Rupa served in the same regiment #689 as rin # 245 Johan Pärsson Quick in the Pomerian war.
Demmin, Pasewalk, Neubrandenburg and Fehrbellin are places that can be found on todays maps of Germany.