When Jons Martensson was born on 15 September 1820, in Södervidinge, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Mårten Jönsson, was 48 and his mother, Kjerstina Bengtsdotter, was 41. He married Anna Nilsdotter on 24 March 1847, in Reslöf, Onsjö härad, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Riseberga, Norra Åsbo, Kristianstad, Sweden for about 16 years. He died on 14 October 1903, at the age of 83.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Elof, Nels, Sven.
Americanized form of Swedish Mårtensson or of its rare variant Mårtenson: patronymic from the personal name Mårten (see Martin ).
Americanized form of North German, Dutch, and Danish Martensen and Mårtensen, cognates of 1 above. Compare Mortenson .
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