Brief Life History of Pehr
When Pehr Jonsson was born on 9 September 1815, in Västra Karaby, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Jöns Pehrsson, was 30 and his mother, Pernilla Knutsdotter, was 22. He married Hanna Pehrsdotter on 29 May 1840, in Västra Karaby, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 1 April 1861, in Felestad, Rönneberg, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 45, and was buried in Felestad, Rönneberg, Malmöhus, Sweden.
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- Sweden, Felestad, birth record for Pehr
- Sweden, Västra Karaby, marriage record for Pehr Jönsson and Hanna Persdotter
- Sweden, Felestad, death record for Per Jönsson
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1832
Göta Canal opened.
1848 · The March Unrest
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.
1852
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Lars, Lennart, Thor, Alf, Anders, Arni, Erik, Jorgen, Mats, Olafur, Per.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jon, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Jonson 2.
English: variant of Johnson , although this form of the English name may have died out in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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