When Ola Svensson was born in January 1725, in Mossby, Västra Nöbbelöv, Ljunits härad, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Sven Jonsson, was 50 and his mother, Mrs. Sven, was 48. He married Else Persdotter in 1756, in Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 11 July 1787, in Västra Nöbbelöv, Ljunits härad, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 62.
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In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Sven, Ejnar, Johan, Bent, Bjorn, Gunn, Holger, Mats. German Ernst, Kurt, Markus, Otto.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Sven, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. It is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway. Compare Svenson , Swainson , Swanson , Swenson , Swensson , and Swinson .
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