Brief Life History of Johan
When Johan Jansson was born on 5 September 1728, in Klingbo, Västmanland, Sweden, his father, Johan Johansson, was 39 and his mother, Margeta Ersdotter, was 37. He married Anna Jansdotter on 24 September 1749, in Karbenning, Västmanland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 19 May 1790, in Karbenning, Västmanland, Sweden, at the age of 61, and was buried in Karbenning, Västmanland, Sweden.
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- Jan (Johan) Jansson birth record 1725
- Johan Jansson and Anna Jonsdotter marriage record 1751
- Johan Jonsson, "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 Erik, Lars, Lennart, Mats, Nils, Per, Alf, Anders, Berger, Bjorn, Holger, Jan Erik. German Rainer, Ralf, Gunther, Hans.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jan, a shortened vernacular form of Johannes (see John ).
Americanized form of Dutch, North German, and Norwegian Janssen , a cognate of 1 above. Compare Janson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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