Brief Life History of Nils
When Nils Pehrsson was born on 19 June 1790, in Brösarp, Albo, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Pehr Pehrsson, was 35 and his mother, Gertrud Trulsdotter, was 36. He married Elna Nilsson on 28 December 1822. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 29 October 1850, in Maglehem, Gärd, Kristianstad, Sweden, at the age of 60.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Nils Persson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Nils Pehrsson, "Sweden Burials, 1649-1920"
- Nils Persson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
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World Events (4)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lennart, Nels, Nils.
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Pehrsson: patronymic from the personal name Pehr, vernacular shortened form of Peter . Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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