Brief Life History of Jan Jonsson
When Jan Jonsson Melin was born on 4 April 1812, in Svenneby, Fryksände, Värmland, Sweden, his father, Jon Nilsson Melin, was 44 and his mother, Karin Johansdotter, was 38. He married Marit Persdotter on 1 January 1837, in Fryksände, Värmland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sunne, Värmland, Sweden in 1798. He died on 2 April 1880, at the age of 67.
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Sources (7)
- Jon Jonsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Jan Jonsson Melin, "Find A Grave Index"
- <Unknown> in entry for John Nelson, "Minnesota Death Records, 1866-1916"
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World Events (5)
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alvar, Anders, Hilmer, Hiltrud, Sven.
Swedish: probably an ornamental or habitational name formed with the (placename) element mel, from Old Norse methal ‘mid, middle’, + the adjectival suffix -in, a derivative of Latin -in(i)us ‘relating to’.
Czech (Melín): from a pet form of the personal name Melichar ‘Melchior’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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