When Hindrik Pehrsson was born about 1678, in Glostorp, Oxie, Oxie härad, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Pehr Bengtsson, was 38 and his mother, Ingeborg Svensdotter, was 27. He married Karna Boosdotter about 1710, in Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He was buried in Glostorp, Oxie, Oxie härad, Malmöhus, Sweden.
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King Charles II barred Jews from settling in Stockholm.
King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.
By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lennart, Nels, Nils.
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Pehrsson: patronymic from the personal name Pehr, vernacular shortened form of Peter . Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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