Brief Life History of Nils
Nils Håkansson Grefwe was born in 1722, in Järstad, Östergötland, Sweden. He married Elisabet Larsson on 18 October 1747, in Östergötland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 13 February 1759, in his hometown, at the age of 37.
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1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lennart, Thor, Alf, Erik, Nils, Sten.
Americanized form of Swedish Håkansson (rarely Håkanson): patronymic from the personal name Håkan, the Swedish variant of Haagen . Compare Hoganson , Hogenson , Hokanson , and Hokenson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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