Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Hansson was born in 1713, in Strängnäs, Södermanland, Sweden, her father, Hans Eskilsson, was 22 and her mother, Elna Eskilsson, was 25. She married Erik Nilsson on 12 November 1743. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died in Hörby, Frosta, Malmöhus, Sweden.
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Family Time Line
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- Anna Hansson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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World Events (4)
1720
Northern War occurred.
1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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