Brief Life History of Ola
When Ola Jonsson was born on 17 September 1795, in Skumpamåla, Blekinge, Sweden, his father, John Månsson, was 33 and his mother, Sissa carlsdotter, was 25.
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Family Time Line
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- Ola, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
Parents and Siblings
Siblings (6)
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World Events (8)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Lars, Lennart, Thor, Alf, Anders, Arni, Erik, Jorgen, Mats, Olafur, Per.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jon, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Jonson 2.
English: variant of Johnson , although this form of the English name may have died out in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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