When Bengt Mårtenson was born in 1727, in Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Mårten Månson, was 26 and his mother, Trine Pedersdotter, was 27. He married Anna Olsdotter on 7 September 1788, in Bjereshög, Bara, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 28 March 1799, in Södra Sallerup, Oxie, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 72, and was buried in Södra Sallerup, Oxie, Malmöhus, Sweden.
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In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Elof, Nels, Sven.
Americanized form of Swedish Mårtensson or of its rare variant Mårtenson: patronymic from the personal name Mårten (see Martin ).
Americanized form of North German, Dutch, and Danish Martensen and Mårtensen, cognates of 1 above. Compare Mortenson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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