When Jöns Jönsson was born on 16 December 1846, in Särslöv, Oxie härad, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Jöns Jönsson, was 40 and his mother, Hanna Andersdotter, was 26. He married Bengta Mårtensdotter on 23 November 1876. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Vallkärra, Torna härad, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1882 and Svedala, Malmöhus, Sweden for about 19 years.
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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.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
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.
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