Brief Life History of Eric
Eric Andersson was born on 23 September 1735, in Västerby, Husby, Kopparberg, Sweden as the son of Anders Ericsson. He married Kierstin Jansson on 26 December 1760, in Husby, Kopparberg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 29 April 1792, in Husby, Kopparberg, Sweden, at the age of 56.
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- Eric Andersson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Eric Andersson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Eric Andersson in entry for Lisa Eriksson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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Children (6)
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World Events (1)
1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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