Brief Life History of Anders
When Anders Olsson was born in 1805, in Sweden, his father, Ola Jonsson, was 24 and his mother, Nilla Andersdotter, was 22. He married Martha S Erikson in 1841, in Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 18 October 1828, in Kristianstad, Sweden, at the age of 23.
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Sources (2)
- Anders Olsson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Anders Olsen - Published information: christening: 12 June 1831;
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World Events (2)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Lennart, Sven, Nils, Erik, Mats, Per, Anders, Bjorn, Fredrik, Nels, Olle. German Hans, Kurt, Fritz, Ingeborg, Otto, Ute.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Ola, a short form of Olof, Swedish variant of Olaf (see Olafsen ), or a shortened form of the patronymic Olofsson (see Olofson ). Compare Ohlsson , Oleson , and Olson .
German (Eastphalia): patronymic from a short form of the personal name Ulrich .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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