When Johan Eric Johansson was born on 4 April 1840, his father, Jon Persson, was 34 and his mother, Anna Olsdottor, was 33. He married Anna Sofia Grape on 3 April 1883, in Karl Gustav, Norrbotten, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Åmynnet, Norrbotten, Sweden in 1876.
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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 Lars, Anders, Erik, Nils, Lennart, Per, Alf, Bjorn, Mats, Sven, Alarik, Bernt.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Johan, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Johanson and Johnson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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