Brief Life History of Per
When Per Pehrsson was born on 16 January 1757, in Hallsberg, Örebro, Sweden, his father, Pehr Ersson, was 47 and his mother, Maria Larsdotter, was 31. He married Anna Larsdotter on 30 July 1790, in Hallsberg, Örebro, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died in December 1836, in Kumla, Örebro, Sweden, at the age of 79.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Per Pehrsson - Individual or family possessions: birth: 16 January 1757; Hallsberg, Orebro, Sweden
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World Events (3)
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 Lennart, Nels, Nils.
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Pehrsson: patronymic from the personal name Pehr, vernacular shortened form of Peter . Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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