Brief Life History of Alfred
When Alfred Erickson was born on 2 July 1862, in Kareby, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden, his father, Eric Gustafsson, was 35 and his mother, Anna Christina Louisa Johannsdotter, was 34. He married Peher Armson in 1887, in Kareby, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden. He died on 11 January 1944, at the age of 81.
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Spouse and Children
1862–1944 Male
1866– Female
Parents and Siblings
1826–1908 Male
1828–1901 Female
Siblings (7)
1855–1939 Female
1856–1931 Male
1858–1859 Male
1859–1941 Female
1862–1944 Male
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World Events (7)
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
Age 11
1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded
Age 22
1897
Age 35
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Thor, Nils, Lars, Sven, Lief, Anders, Lennart, Iver, Elof, Erland.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Ericsson and Eriksson , Norwegian, Danish, and North German Eriksen and Erichsen , or of any other Scandinavian or North German patronymic from a personal name derived from Old Norse Eiríkr, which is composed of ei ‘ever, always’ (or a shortened form of ein ‘one, only’) + rík ‘power’. Compare Ericksen , Ericson , and Erikson .
English (Lancashire): patronymic from the Middle English male personal name Eric (with the same etymology as 1 above) + son.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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