Carl Peter Blom
Captain Carl Peter Blom, Swedish sailor and founder of Smådalarö gård, was born 1762 in Mjöfjärd southeast of Dalarö. At the age of six Blom's father died. His Uncle, Carl Gustav Berg, raised him and taught him to be a sailor.
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