When Claes Person was born about 1689, in Hablingbo, Gotland, Sweden, his father, Par Claeson, was 31 and his mother, Walborg, was 26. He married Catharina Jacobsdotter on 9 February 1712, in Havdhem, Gotland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died in 1750, in his hometown, at the age of 62.
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King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.
By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.
Northern War occurred.
Americanized form (and a very rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Persson or Pehrsson (see Pehrson ).
German: patronymic from the personal name Peer , Low German variant of Peter .
English: variant of Parson .
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