When Carl Gustaf Jonasson was born on 1 September 1811, in Gällaryd, Jönköping, Sweden, his father, Jonas Forst, was 21 and his mother, Stina Svensdatter, was 23. He married Anna Andersdotter on 5 March 1834, in Hjälmseryd, Jönköping, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 21 May 1885, in Voxtorp, Jönköping, Sweden, at the age of 73.
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Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Göta Canal opened.
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 Anders, Erik, Klas, Lars, Per. German Ernst.
Swedish: patronymic from the Biblical personal name Jonas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Jonassen , a cognate of 1 above.
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