Brief Life History of Jons
When Jons Erlandsson was born on 28 September 1777, in Blentarp, Torna, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Erland Nilsson, was 37 and his mother, Ingar Truedsdotter, was 31. He married Kerstena Larsdr on 6 October 1813, in Blentarp, Torna, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 12 February 1860, in Blentarp, Torna, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 82, and was buried in Blentarp, Torna, Malmöhus, Sweden.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Jons Erlandsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Death Record Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541-1918; index 1646-1860; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YSL9-WNJB?cc=1974200&wc=MC6T-BMS%3A311516601%2C311571101%2C311827501
- Jons Erlandsson in entry for Anders Jonsson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
Spouse and Children
1777–1860 Male
1785–1862 Female
Children (7)
1814–1814 Male
1816– Male
1818– Male
1821– Female
1824–1824 Female
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1740–1793 Male
1746–1786 Female
Siblings (7)
1772– Female
1774–1774 Male
1776–1817 Female
1777–1860 Male
1779–1819 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (5)
1809
Age 32
1814
Age 37
1832
Age 55
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erland, Erik, Lars, Mats, Alf, Alvar, Bjorn, Helmer, Iver, Nils, Sven.
Americanized form (and a very rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Erlandsson: patronymic from the personal name Erland, from the Old Norse byname Erlandr, meaning ‘foreign, from a foreign country’.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Erlandsen , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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