Brief Life History of Olof
Olof Olofsson was born on 27 February 1708, in Lima, Kopparberg, Sweden as the son of Olof Pehrsson and Brita Nilsdotter. He died on 8 February 1756, in Sweden, at the age of 47.
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Family Time Line
Olof Pehrsson
1688–
Brita Nilsdotter
–
Pehr Ohlsson
1703–1772
Nils Olsson
1704–
Olof Olofsson
1708–1756
Gölin Olofsdotter
1710–
Sources (1)
- Olof Olofsson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
Parents and Siblings
1688– Male
– Female
Siblings (4)
1703–1772 Male
1704– Male
1708–1756 Male
1710– Female
World Events (2)
1720
Age 12
Northern War occurred.
1743
Age 35
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Berger, Iver.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Olofsson: patronymic from the personal name Olof, Swedish variant of Olaf (see Olafsen ). See also Olsson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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