When Carl Simon Eriksson was born on 17 August 1817, in Ör, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, Erik Hansson, was 34 and his mother, Brita Christina Larsdotter Wahlgren, was 22. He married Maja Lisa Johannesdotter about 1844, in Ör, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died in 1890, in Ör, Älvsborg, Sweden, at the age of 73.
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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 Erik, Lars, Anders, Nils, Per, Alf, Algot, Alvar, Bjorn, Elof, Knut, Mats.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Erik, from Old Norse Eiríkr (see Erickson ). Compare Erickson , Ericsson , and Erikson .
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