When Jacob Andersson was born about 1769, in Ljungby, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Anders Gudmundson, was 45 and his mother, Ingar Jonsson, was 32. He married Ingar Jonsson in 1803. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1818, in Sweden, at the age of 50.
Do you know Jacob? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+2 More Children
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.