Brief Life History of Elias
When Elias Martensson was born on 21 May 1814, in Ljung, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden, his father, Mårten Rasmusson, was 35 and his mother, Christina Andersdotter, was 35. He married Beata Jonsdotter on 30 December 1841, in Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 15 December 1868, in Liveröd, Mo, Västra Götaland, Sweden, at the age of 54.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Elias Martensson - birth: 14 May 1814; Ljung, Goteborg Och Bohus, Sweden
- Elias Martinsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Elias Martensson in entry for Mathias Eliasson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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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 Anders, Elof, Nels, Sven.
Americanized form of Swedish Mårtensson or of its rare variant Mårtenson: patronymic from the personal name Mårten (see Martin ).
Americanized form of North German, Dutch, and Danish Martensen and Mårtensen, cognates of 1 above. Compare Mortenson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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