When Jöns Svensson was born on 25 January 1795, in Tving, Blekinge, Sweden, his father, Sven Akesson, was 31 and his mother, Kierstin Svensdotter, was 36. He had at least 1 son and 6 daughters with Kerstin Johansdotter. He died on 20 June 1873, in Eringsboda, Blekinge, Sweden, at the age of 78.
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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Göta Canal opened.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Sven, Ejnar, Johan, Bent, Bjorn, Gunn, Holger, Mats. German Ernst, Kurt, Markus, Otto.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Sven, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. It is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway. Compare Svenson , Swainson , Swanson , Swenson , Swensson , and Swinson .
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