When Johanna Sofia Nilsdotter was born on 19 November 1847, in Visnum, Värmland, Sweden, her father, Nils Nilsson, was 42 and her mother, Anna Jacobsdotter Lekberg, was 45. She married Anders Gustaf Andersson on 25 June 1865, in Visnum, Värmland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 20 December 1931, in Degerfors, Degerfors, Karlskoga, Örebro, Sweden, at the age of 84.
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The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
feminine form of Johannes ( see John ).
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