Brief Life History of Anders
Anders Matson was born about 1672, in Norra Nobbelov, Torna, Malmöhus, Sweden. He married Karna Pehrsdatter about 1693, in Norra Nobbelov, Torna, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died before 1708.
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Spouse and Children
1672–1708 Male
1672– Female
Children (1)
1695– Female
World Events (3)
1685
Age 13
1698
Age 26
1700 · The Great Northern War
Age 28
Name Meaning
English (Kent and Yorkshire): patronymic, either from the Middle English personal name Matte (see Matt ) + -son, or a shortened form of Mattison or Mattinson , in each case derived from a pet form of Matthew . Alternatively, a variant of the metronymic Madson (‘son of Maud’), with devoicing of /d/ to /t/.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Matsson: patronymic from the personal name Mats, a short form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ).
Americanized form of Danish and Norwegian Madsen and Matsen , cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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