Brief Life History of Jons
When Jons Akesson was born on 30 April 1698, in Genarp, Bara, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Waste Rasmusson, was 15 and his mother, Elna Hansdotter, was 11. He married ? on 7 October 1722.
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- Jons Akesson in entry for Karina, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Jons Akesson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Jons Akesson in entry for Jons Jonsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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1700 · The Great Northern War
By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.
1720
Northern War occurred.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swedish Åkesson or Åkeson (see Akeson ).
Swedish (Åkerson): ornamental name composed of the elements åker ‘field’ + son ‘son’. This is one of a small group of Swedish names ending in -son that are not patronymics; it is very rare in Sweden. Compare Ackerson 1 and Okerson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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