When Elsa Persson was born in August 1688, in Södra Sallerup, Oxie härad, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Per Håkansson, was 27 and her mother, Mrs Hanna Hakansson, was 23. She married Anders Hansson on 15 March 1719, in Västra Skrävlinge, Oxie härad, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1761, in Burlöv, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 73, 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 Nils, Anders, Erik, Lars, Erland, Lennart, Agnar, Arnell, Bjorn, Helmer, Hilma, Joakim. German Kurt, Darrold, Hans, Mathias, Frieda, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Per, vernacular shortened form of Peter . It is also established in Denmark and northern Germany. Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
English: variant of Parson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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