When Sven Nilson was born on 16 October 1726, in Sweden, his father, Niels Mansson, was 67 and his mother, Karna Martensson, was 34.
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In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Erik, Alvar, Holger, Kristoffer, Mats, Sven.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Nilsson .
Americanized form of Norwegian Nilsen and of Danish, Norwegian, or North German Nielsen , all cognates of 1. Compare Nielson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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