When Anders Larsson was born on 7 March 1795, in Rörvattnet, Jämtland, Sweden, his father, Lars Andersson, was 34 and his mother, Ingeborg Pehrsdotter, was 25. He married Kjerstin Pehrsdotter on 28 May 1826, in Hotagen, Jämtland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Rörvattnet, Hotagen, Jämtland, Sweden in 1795. He died on 16 June 1864, in Hotagen, Jämtland, Sweden, at the age of 69.
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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, Erik, Anders, Fredrik, Nels, Nils, Olle, Per, Sten, Algot, Birgit, Bjorn. German Bernhard, Hans, Markus, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Americanized form of Norwegian and rare North German or Danish patronymic Larssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Larsen and Larson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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