When Jeppa Andersson was born on 31 January 1771, in Sövde, Färs härad, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Anders Olson, was 37 and his mother, Hanna Erlandsson, was 37. He married Ingar Nilsdr on 20 October 1792, in Sövde, Färs härad, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Göta Canal opened.
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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