Jonas Nilsson

9 May 1763–24 November 1850 (Age 87)
Bottnaryd, Jönköping, Sweden

The Life Summary of Jonas

When Jonas Nilsson was born on 9 May 1763, in Bottnaryd, Jönköping, Sweden, his father, Nils Bengtsson, was 32 and his mother, Catharina Jonsdotter, was 33. He married Chirstin ( Kjerstin) Jonasdotter about 1790, in Bottnaryd, Jönköping, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 24 November 1850, in his hometown, at the age of 87, and was buried in Bottnaryd, Jönköping, Sweden.

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Family Time Line

Jonas Nilsson
1763–1850
Chirstin ( Kjerstin) Jonasdotter
1768–1852
Marriage: about 1790
Nils Jonasson
1793–1875
Abram Jonasson
1797–1880
Nils UNKNOWN
1798–1798
Anders Jonasson
1801–1893
Stina Jonasdotter
1805–1808
Johannes Jonasson
1809–1810
Johannes Jonasson
1811–1873

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1790Bottnaryd, Jönköping, Sweden
  • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (3)

    World Events (4)

    1809
    Age 46
    Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
    1814
    Age 51
    Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
    1832
    Age 69
    Göta Canal opened.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Nilson

    Sources (1)

    • Jon Nilsson in entry for Nils, "Sweden, Gävleborg Church Records, 1616-1908; index 1671-1860"

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