When Ola Hakansson was born on 27 September 1819, in Annelöf, Onsjö härad, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Håkan Pålsson, was 40 and his mother, Ingar Tykesdotter, was 24. He married Cecelia Jonsson in 1840, in Annelöf, Onsjö härad, Malmöhus, Sweden. He died in his hometown.
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Göta Canal opened.
The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lennart, Thor, Alf, Erik, Nils, Sten.
Americanized form of Swedish Håkansson (rarely Håkanson): patronymic from the personal name Håkan, the Swedish variant of Haagen . Compare Hoganson , Hogenson , Hokanson , and Hokenson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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