Brief Life History of Hans
When Hans Jacobson was born on 14 October 1747, in Sigsarve, Näs, Gotland, Sweden, his father, Jacob Jacobson, was 30 and his mother, Beata Jacobsdotter, was 35. He married Catharina Clasdotter on 2 November 1772, in Hablingbo, Gotland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1803, in Hablingbo, Gotland, Sweden, at the age of 56.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Hans Jacobson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Hans Jacobson in entry for Clas Hansson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Johannes Jacobsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
Spouse and Children
1747–1803 Male
1752–1797 Female
Children (7)
1774– Male
1777–1778 Female
1777–1778 Female
1779–1779 Male
1781–1781 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1717–1773 Male
1711–1773 Female
Siblings (5)
1742–1742 Male
1743–1809 Male
1746–1746 Male
1747–1803 Male
1751–1816 Male
Name Meaning
English, Swedish, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Jacob denoting ‘Jacob's son’. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, including Scandinavian (see 2 below) and, in some cases, Croatian Jakobović (which is from the personal name Jakob ).
Americanized form of Swedish Jacobsson or Jakobsson and Danish, Norwegian, North German, or Dutch Jacobsen or Jakobsen , all cognates of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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