When Anna Brita Nilsdotter was born on 5 January 1816, in Gällared, Halland, Sweden, her father, Nils Andersson, was 42 and her mother, Helena Johansdotter, was 41. She married Carl Peter Andersson about 1840, in Gallared, Halland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters.
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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.
variant of Anne , in common use as a given name in most European languages. Among people with a classical education, it has from time to time been associated with Virgil's Aeneid, where it is borne by the sister of Dido , Queen of Carthage. This Phoenician name may ultimately be of Semitic origin, and thus related to the biblical Anne. However, the connection, if it exists, is indirect rather than direct.
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