Brief Life History of Johan Petter
When Johan Petter Andersson was born on 24 July 1870, in Herrljunga, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, Andreas Andersson, was 37 and his mother, Christina Pettersdotter, was 27. He married Gerda Charlotte Karlsdotter on 25 March 1892, in Tarsled, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 10 January 1949, in Herrljunga, Älvsborg, Sweden, at the age of 78.
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Sources (6)
- Johan Peter Andersson Hast, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Unknown, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Unknown, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
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World Events (8)
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
1897
World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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