Brief Life History of Nils
When Ryttaren Nils Klos was born about 1725, in Östra Grevie, Oxie, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Ola Isacksson, was 34 and his mother, Bengta Nilsdotter, was 22. He married Sissa Parsdotter on 1 November 1756, in Fuglie, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 3 October 1815, in Grevie, Nefvishög, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 91.
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Sources (3)
- Nils Olsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Nills Klo in entry for Bengta Nilsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- PMR MARRIAGE: FHL 147,089 Page 2 Image 6 Fuglie, Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541-1918; index 1646-1860; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YSRK-RLC?cc=1974200&wc=MC6B-N6F%3A312035301%2C311549401
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World Events (3)
1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Alfons, Bernd, Hans, Otto, Wolfgang. Polish Andrzej, Danuta, Janina, Jerzy, Lucyna, Piotr, Ryszard, Wladyslaw.
Dutch and German: variant of Kloos or Kloss 1.
Polish: from a short form of Miklos, a variant of the personal name Mikołaj, the Polish form of Nicholas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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