When Marten Olofsson or Olson was born on 3 September 1819, his father, Olof Martensson, was 43 and his mother, Kjerstin Larsdotter, was 23. He married Sissa Nilsdotter on 10 October 1851. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 11 January 1870, in Augerum, Blekinge, Sweden, at the age of 50, and was buried in Norra Flymen, Blekinge, Sweden.
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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, Berger, Iver.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Olofsson: patronymic from the personal name Olof, Swedish variant of Olaf (see Olafsen ). See also Olsson .
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