Brief Life History of Johan
When Johan Olsson was born on 10 December 1753, in Grytnäs, Dalarna, Sweden, his father, Olof Olofsson, was 36 and his mother, Catharina Johansdotter, was 29. He lived in Nås, Kopparberg, Sweden in 1747 and Floda, Kopparberg, Sweden for about 1 years.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Olof Olsson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Olof Olsson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Eric Olsson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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World Events (5)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
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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