When Anders Hansson was born in 1693, in Burlöv, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Hans Matsson, was 37 and his mother, Mrs Unknown Matsson, was 33. He married Elsa Persson on 15 March 1719, in Västra Skrävlinge, Oxie härad, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 16 October 1768, in his hometown, at the age of 75, and was buried in Burlöv, Malmöhus, Sweden.
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King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.
By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.
Northern War occurred.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Niels, Elof, Gudrun, Jarl, Lennart, Mats, Niklas, Per, Sten. Dutch Henrik. German Hans, Elfriede, Kurt.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Hans .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German Hanssen , a cognate of 1 above.
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