When Kjerstina Hakansson was born on 31 October 1822, in Reslöf, Onsjö, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Hakan Nilsson, was 30 and her mother, Elna Sjunnesdotter, was 23. She married Pehr Rasmusson on 7 August 1840. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 24 April 1880, at the age of 57.
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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 Lennart, Thor, Alf, Erik, Nils, Sten.
Americanized form of Swedish Håkansson (rarely Håkanson): patronymic from the personal name Håkan, the Swedish variant of Haagen . Compare Hoganson , Hogenson , Hokanson , and Hokenson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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