Jan Jonsson Melin

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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Family Time Line

Jan Jonsson Melin
1812–1880
Marit Persdotter
1815–1888
Marriage: 1 January 1837
Karin Jansdotter Melin
1837–1921
Marit Jansdotter Melin
1839–1842
Jon Jansson Melin
1842–1898
Marit Jansdotter Melin
1845–1924
Johan Johansson
1848–
John E Melin
1848–
Gertrud Jansdotter Melin
1851–1852
Olof Jonsson Melin
1853–1928
Per Melin
1858–1891

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"

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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