When Ola the second Akesson was born on 6 September 1804, in Löderup, Ingelstad, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Ake Svenson, was 34 and his mother, Bengta Nilsdotter, was 39.
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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.
Americanized form of Swedish Åkesson or Åkeson (see Akeson ).
Swedish (Åkerson): ornamental name composed of the elements åker ‘field’ + son ‘son’. This is one of a small group of Swedish names ending in -son that are not patronymics; it is very rare in Sweden. Compare Ackerson 1 and Okerson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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