Brief Life History of Nils
When Nils Jönsson was born about 1723, in Hyllie, Oxie, Oxie, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Jöns Månsson Gripenfelt, was 30 and his mother, Boel Gripenfelt, was 39. He married Anna Månsdotter on 13 October 1751, in Hyllie, Oxie, Oxie, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 13 March 1782, in his hometown, at the age of 60.
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- Nils Ros in entry for Anna Stina Nilsdotter, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Nils Jonsson in entry for Boel Nilsdotter, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Nils Jonsson in entry for Jons Nilsson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
Name Meaning
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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