Brief Life History of Hedda
When Hedda Ericksson was born on 18 July 1835, in Floda, Södermanland, Sweden, her father, Eric Berilsson, was 40 and her mother, Maria Kristina Erickson, was 38. She lived in Ekeby, Östergötland, Sweden in 1878. She died on 4 March 1844, at the age of 8, and was buried in Floda, Södermanland, Sweden.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Hedda, "Sweden, Södermanland Church Records, 1604-1900; index 1640-1860"
- Hedda, "Sweden, Södermanland Church Records, 1604-1900; index 1640-1860"
Parents and Siblings
1795–1849 Male
1796–1844 Female
Siblings (6)
1825–1867 Male
1827–1914 Male
1829–1893 Female
1832–1836 Male
1835–1844 Female
+1 More Child
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Thor, Nils, Lars, Sven, Lief, Anders, Lennart, Iver, Elof, Erland.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Ericsson and Eriksson , Norwegian, Danish, and North German Eriksen and Erichsen , or of any other Scandinavian or North German patronymic from a personal name derived from Old Norse Eiríkr, which is composed of ei ‘ever, always’ (or a shortened form of ein ‘one, only’) + rík ‘power’. Compare Ericksen , Ericson , and Erikson .
English (Lancashire): patronymic from the Middle English male personal name Eric (with the same etymology as 1 above) + son.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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