When Erik Andersson was born on 9 January 1840, in Valberg, Brålanda, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, Anders Ersson, was 47 and his mother, Kierstin Månsdotter, was 34. He married Kerstin Olsdotter on 21 December 1879, in Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Brålanda, Älvsborg, Sweden for about 15 years. He died on 24 January 1892, in Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden, at the age of 52.
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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.
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
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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