Brief Life History of Nils
When Nils Svensson was born on 23 March 1792, in Hököpinge, Oxie, Oxie, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Sven Påhlsson, was 40 and his mother, Hanna Nilsdotter, was 34.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Nils Svensson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541-1918; index 1646-1860; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159388-352696-71
- Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541-1918; index 1646-1860; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159382-362824-16
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Siblings (7)
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World Events (3)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Sven, Ejnar, Johan, Bent, Bjorn, Gunn, Holger, Mats. German Ernst, Kurt, Markus, Otto.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Sven, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. It is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway. Compare Svenson , Swainson , Swanson , Swenson , Swensson , and Swinson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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