Brief Life History of Nils
When Nils Arvidsson was born on 28 July 1813, in Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Arvid Nilsson, was 30 and his mother, Ellna Andersdotter, was 24. He married Thora Hakansdotter in 1845, in Reslöf, Onsjö, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 3 June 1883, at the age of 69.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Nils Arvidsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Nils Arvidsson in entry for Elna Nilsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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World Events (5)
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
1848 · The March Unrest
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Britt, Erik, Lars, Nordahl, Ove.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Arvidsson: patronymic from the personal name Arvid, composed of Old Norse arn ‘eagle’ + víthr ‘wood’.
Americanized form of Norwegian Arvidsen, a rare cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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