When Olof Johanson was born on 5 January 1818, in Trolleboda, Kristianopel, Blekinge, Sweden, his father, Jonas Marcusson, was 37 and his mother, Botil Olofsdotter, was 34. He had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Ingrid Nilsdr. He died on 6 December 1906, in Torsås, Kalmar, Sweden, at the age of 88.
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Göta Canal opened.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Sven, Lars, Anders, Helmer, Mats, Alf, Alvar, Astrid, Einer, Eskil, Fritjof. German Kurt, Gerhard, Otto, Fritz.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Johansson . This is also an Americanized form of the Norwegian, Danish, and North German cognate Johansen . Compare Johnson .
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