When Jöns Jönsson was born on 17 March 1806, in Hyby, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Jöns Nilsson, was 45 and his mother, Signe Larsdotter, was 28. He married Hanna Andersdotter about 1842, in Glostorp, Oxie, Oxie härad, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Lund, Malmöhus, Sweden for about 5 years.
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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
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.
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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