Britta Petterson was born in 1730, in Sweden. She married Michal Tollefsson in 1759. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 5 December 1801, at the age of 71.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Aksel, Arnt, Bernt, Lennart, Nels, Sig, Swen.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Pettersson . This is also an Americanized form of the Norwegian and Danish cognate Pettersen . Compare Peterson 2.
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