When Anders Jonsson was born on 8 October 1770, in Hjälstad, Skaraborg, Sweden, his father, Johan Andersson, was 23 and his mother, Stina Andersson, was 24. He married Maria Gustafssdotter on 17 January 1796. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 16 June 1837, in Götlunda, Västra Götaland, Sweden, at the age of 66.
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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Göta Canal opened.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Lars, Lennart, Thor, Alf, Anders, Arni, Erik, Jorgen, Mats, Olafur, Per.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jon, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Jonson 2.
English: variant of Johnson , although this form of the English name may have died out in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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