Anders Pedersson

Brief Life History of Anders

When Anders Pedersson was born in 1669, in Västanfors, Västmanland, Sweden, his father, Peder Hansson, was 40 and his mother, Anna Pedersdotter, was 40. He married Brita Larsdotter on 13 October 1689, in Vesterfernebo, Västmanland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Anders Pedersson
1669–
Mats Andersson
1680–
Sara Andersdotter
1683–
Isak Andersson
1688–
Kerstin Andersdotter
1691–
Per Andersson
1692–1775
Johan Andersson
1694–
Katarina Andersdotter
1696–
Anders Andersson
1698–
Margareta Andersdotter
1703–

Sources (8)

  • Anders Pehrsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
  • And. Pehrsson in entry for Elin, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
  • Anders Pehrsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"

World Events (5)

1685

King Charles II barred Jews from settling in Stockholm.

1698

King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.

1700 · The Great Northern War

By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Hjalmer, Obert, Ove, Hilmer, Iver, Knud, Lars, Selmer, Alf, Anders.

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Pedersen or of the Swedish cognate Pedersson.

English: variant of Peterson .

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

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