Pehr Nilsson

Brief Life History of Pehr

When Pehr Nilsson was born on 13 July 1801, in Torrlösa, Onsjö, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Nils Pehrsson, was 28 and his mother, Karna Pehrsson, was 22. He married Anna Olsdotter on 14 March 1832, in Asmundtorp, Rönneberg, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 10 August 1872, in his hometown, at the age of 71, and was buried in Torrlösa, Onsjö, Malmöhus, Sweden.

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Family Time Line

Pehr Nilsson
1801–1872
Bengta Jönsdotter
1814–
Marriage: 9 May 1834
Pernilla Persdotter
1835–1876
Elna Persdotter
1839–1883
Per Persson
1841–1844
Jons Persson
1844–1917
Bengta Persdotter
1850–1850

Sources (2)

  • Pehr Nilsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
  • Pehr Nilsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"

World Events (5)

1809

Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.

1814

Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.

1832

Göta Canal opened.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.

Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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