Brief Life History of Jon
When Jon Elofsson was born on 21 July 1746, in Torp, Västernorrland, Sweden, his father, Elaf Olsson, was 53 and his mother, Brita Jonsdotter, was 39. He married Segrid Martensson on 12 November 1769, in Torp, Västernorrland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
Sources (28)
- JON ELOFSSON in entry for LARS JONSSON, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- JON ELOFSSON in entry for OLOF JONSSON, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- JON ELOFSSON in entry for MAERET JONSSON, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
Spouse and Children
1746– Male
1755–1822 Female
Children (6)
1784– Female
1785– Male
1787–1788 Female
1789– Male
1793–1793 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1692–1753 Male
1706– Female
Siblings (3)
1744–1745 Female
1746– Male
1749–1784 Male
World Events (4)
1809
Age 63
1814
Age 68
1848 · The March Unrest
Age 102
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Elofsson: patronymic from the personal name Elof, from Old Norse Eilífr, a compound of ei ‘alone’, ‘sole’ or ‘always’ + lífr ‘living, alive’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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