When Lars Andersson was born on 3 May 1792, in Bro, Värmland, Sweden, his father, Anders Nilsson, was 37 and his mother, Margreta Eriksdotter, was 36. He married Maria Svensdotter on 27 October 1822, in Kila, Värmland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Botilsäter, Värmland, Sweden in 1896. He died in 1864, in Kila, Värmland, Sweden, at the age of 72.
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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Göta Canal opened.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
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