Daniel Jämsä

Brief Life History of Daniel

When Daniel Jämsä was born on 19 October 1778, in Kuusamo, Oulu, Finland, his father, Sigfrid Sigfridinpoika Jämsä, was 26 and his mother, Anna Danielintytär Kela, was 27. He married Anna Mattsdotter Kujala on 21 May 1804. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 17 February 1857, in Hailuoto, Oulu, Finland, at the age of 78.

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Daniel Jämsä
1778–1857
Anna Mattsdotter Kujala
1786–1860
Marriage: 21 May 1804
Johannes Jämndahl
1804–1879
Margeta Danielsdotter Jamndahl
1806–1884
Brita Christina Danielsdotter Jemndal
1807–1807
Caisa Jämndahl or Flanck
1811–
Eva Danjelsdotter Jämndahl Or Flanck
1812–1886
Jacob Danielsson Jamndahl Or Flanck
1814–1817
Stina Danielsdotter Jamndahl Or Flanck
1817–1817
Danjel Joab Jämndahl or Flanck
1818–1892
Brita Lena Danjelsdotter Jamndahl Or Flanck
1821–1844
Joseph Danjelsson
1823–1857
Pehr Jämndahl or Flanck
1825–1830
Jeremias Danjelsson
1827–1830
Anna Stina Jämndahl or Flanck
1828–1907

Sources (14)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Daniel Sigfridsson Jämndahl Or Flanck - Church record: birth: 19 October 1778; Kuusamo, Oulu, Finland
  • Daniel Jemudahl in entry for Brita Christina Jemudahl, "Finland, Baptisms, 1657-1890"
  • Danjel Flanck in entry for Danjel Joab Flanck, "Finland, Baptisms, 1657-1890"

World Events (2)

1808

Russian invasion of Sweden supported by Napoleon.

1809

Sweden ceded Finland to Russia. Finland became Grand Duchy of Russia. State Council of Finns appointed. Finland enjoys limited autonomy.

Name Meaning

Czech (rarely Janša): from a derivative of the personal name Jan 1 ‘John’. Compare Johnson .

Slovenian (Janša): from a derivative of the personal name Janez (or its short form Jan 2), an equivalent of John .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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