When Salomon Andersson was born on 15 April 1844, in Bakvattnet, Hotagen, Jämtland, Sweden, his father, Anders Salomonsson, was 36 and his mother, Kjerstin Olofsdotter, was 42. He married Marget Pålsdotter in 1873, in Hotagen, Jämtland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Hotagen, Jämtland, Sweden for about 2 years and Föllinge, Jämtland, Sweden in 1888. He died on 11 February 1899, in Offerdal, Jämtland, Sweden, at the age of 54.
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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.
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
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 .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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