When Hans Jonsson was born on 2 March 1809, in Näs, Onsjö, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Jöns Larsson, was 41 and his mother, Kerstina Persdotter, was 36. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Hanna Trulsdr. He died on 23 January 1872, in Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 62.
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Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Göta Canal opened.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Lars, Lennart, Thor, Alf, Anders, Arni, Erik, Jorgen, Mats, Olafur, Per.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jon, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Jonson 2.
English: variant of Johnson , although this form of the English name may have died out in Britain.
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