When Karstin Jonsson was born on 1 May 1776, in Gnosjö, Jönköping, Sweden, her father, Jon Gustafsson, was 37 and her mother, Ingerd Andersdotter, was 32. She married Anders Joransson in 1806, in Bredaryd, Jönköping, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 7 December 1843, in Bredaryd, Jönköping, Sweden, at the age of 67.
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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 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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