Brief Life History of Nils Jonson
When Nils Jonson Ostlind was born on 4 May 1823, in Backsjöbotten, Gunnarskog, Värmland, Sweden, his father, Jon Nilsson Öster, was 21 and his mother, Karin Nilsdotter, was 23. He married Kajsa Stina Boström on 23 April 1848, in By, Värmland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Gunnarskog, Värmland, Sweden in 1823 and Gillberga, Värmland, Sweden for about 5 years. He died on 21 December 1885, in Norra Gärdsjön, Värmland, Sweden, at the age of 62, and was buried in Gilldalen, Värmland, Sweden.
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- Nils Ostlind, "Sweden, Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Nils Jonsson Ostlind, "Find A Grave Index"
- Nils Jonsson Östlind, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
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World Events (5)
1832
Göta Canal opened.
1848 · The March Unrest
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.
1852
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Algot, Sven.
Swedish (Östling): ornamental name from öst ‘east’ + the suffix -ling ‘belonging to’. It could have also been adopted as a topographic name by someone who lived to the east of a settlement or had come there from the east.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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