When Sven Andersson was born on 19 April 1845, in Huaröd, Gärd, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Anders Jonsson, was 21 and his mother, Hanna Persdotter, was 23. He had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with Elna Olsdotter. He lived in Långaröd, Färs härad, Malmöhus, Sweden for about 7 years. He died on 30 April 1919, in Huaröd, Gärd, Kristianstad, Sweden, at the age of 74.
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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.
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 .
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