When Mats Ersson was born in 1754, his father, Eric Mattsson, was 36 and his mother, Brita Andersdotter, was 29. He married Karin Mattsdotter on 26 December 1775, in Våmhus, Kopparberg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. He died on 9 January 1812, in Våmhus, Kopparberg, Sweden, at the age of 58, and was buried in Våmhus, Kopparberg, Sweden.
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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Anders, Erik, Lars, Erland, Lennart, Agnar, Arnell, Bjorn, Helmer, Hilma, Joakim. German Kurt, Darrold, Hans, Mathias, Frieda, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Per, vernacular shortened form of Peter . It is also established in Denmark and northern Germany. Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
English: variant of Parson .
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