When Ola Andersson was born on 5 April 1816, in Sövestad, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Anders Olsson, was 41 and his mother, Elna Joransson, was 33. He married Ingrid Christina Sandgren on 20 August 1840, in Glemminge, Ingelstad, Kristianstad, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Fågeltofta, Albo, Kristianstad, Sweden in 1816 and Kristianstad, Sweden for about 12 years. He died on 4 August 1897, in Östra Herrestad, Kristianstad, Sweden, at the age of 81.
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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.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
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