When Nils Persson was born on 21 March 1827, in Raus, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Pehr Martensson, was 38 and his mother, Bereta Pehrsson, was 28. He married Karna Pehrsson on 3 January 1862. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 3 February 1905, in Raus, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 77.
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Göta Canal opened.
The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Anders, Erik, Lars, Erland, Lennart, Agnar, Arnell, Bjorn, Helmer, Hilma, Joakim. German Kurt, Darrold, Hans, Mathias, Frieda, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Per, vernacular shortened form of Peter . It is also established in Denmark and northern Germany. Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
English: variant of Parson .
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