When Sjunne Svensson was born on 15 March 1836, in Reslöf, Onsjö härad, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Sven Sjunnesson, was 40 and his mother, Gunilla Thuresdotter, was 34. He married Elna Olsdotter on 26 December 1867, in Lyby, Frosta härad, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Hörby, Frosta härad, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1870. He died on 26 March 1877, at the age of 41.
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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.
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Sven, Ejnar, Johan, Bent, Bjorn, Gunn, Holger, Mats. German Ernst, Kurt, Markus, Otto.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Sven, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. It is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway. Compare Svenson , Swainson , Swanson , Swenson , Swensson , and Swinson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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