Anders Berg

Brief Life History of Anders

Anders Berg was born on 27 June 1838, in Veberöd, Torna, Malmöhus, Sweden. He married Ingrid Christina Persson on 22 December 1877. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Malmö, Malmö Slott, Malmöhus, Sweden for about 19 years. He died on 17 May 1917, in Malmö Sankt Pauli, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

Anders Berg
1838–1917
Ingrid Christina Persson
1856–1939
Marriage: 22 December 1877
Ellen Davida Andersdotter
1875–1884
Anna Maria Berg
1878–
August Wilhelm Berg
1880–1955
Ida Wilhelmina Berg
1882–
Carl Edvin Berg
1885–
Oskar Ferdinand Berg
1887–1948
Frans Olof Berg
1889–
Adolf Fredrik Berg
1892–1892
Gustaf Henrik Berg
1892–1961
Emil Gottfrid Berg
1893–1978
Hulda Eleonora Davida Berg
1897–1899
Signe Kristina Vilhelmina
1902–

Sources (36)

  • Family of Anders Berg in 1900 Swedish Census
  • ArkivDigital: Malmö Caroli (M) CI:14 1878 Anna Maria Berg birth and christening 1878
  • Anders Berg, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"

World Events (7)

1848 · The March Unrest

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.

1852

Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.

1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lennart, Bjorn, Lars, Nils, Alf, Nels, Thor, Tor, Knute, Selmer, Anders.

German and Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill or mountain, from Middle High German berc, Middle Dutch berghe. This surname is also found in some other parts of Europe, e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Poland. Compare Dutch Vandenberg .

Norwegian and Danish: habitational name from a farmstead named with Old Norse bjarg ‘mountain, hill’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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