Brief Life History of Åke
When Åke Olsson was born on 10 August 1743, in Kiaby, Villand, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Ola Tufvesson, was 43 and his mother, Karna Gudmunsdotter, was 28. He married Ingar Akesdotter on 6 April 1768, in Nymö, Villand, Kristianstad, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 7 February 1820, in Nymö, Skåne, Sweden, at the age of 76.
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Sources (8)
- 1743 birth record for Ake. Sweden, Kristianstad Church Records, 1585-1910; index 1646-1860; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-T394-8G?cc=1978124&wc=MCXH-X6J%3A259294001%2C259399701%2C259930701
- Acke Olson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Acke Olson in entry for Elna Ackesdotter, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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World Events (2)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
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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