When Anders Andersson was born in 1765, in Odensjö, Kronoberg, Sweden, his father, Anders Jonsson, was 31 and his mother, Marta Bengtsdotter, was 27. He married Johanna Hansdotter about 20 April 1793, in Villstad, Jönköping, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters.
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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Göta Canal opened.
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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