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- ↑ "Lindskog, släkt - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ↑ Svenska Familj-Journalen / Band 24, årgång 1885
- ↑ Svenska Familj-Journalen / Band 24, årgång 1885