Brief Life History of Jonas
When Jonas Andersson was born on 14 May 1811, in Hannäs, Kil, Värmland, Sweden, his father, Anders Olofsson, was 25 and his mother, Catharina Jönsdotter, was 27. He died on 9 August 1846, at the age of 35.
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- Jonas Andersson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- CS: 82,122 P-48 IM-58 1812-1817 Södra Hannäs, Stora Kil, Sweden, VärmlandSweden, Värmland Church Records, 1509-1925; index 1640-1860; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-67VS-ZBZ?cc=1978776&wc=Q66Y-S21%3A260752701%2C260757002%2C261781101
- CS: 82,123 P-64 IM-77 Södra Hannäs, Stora Kil, Sweden, Värmland Church Records, 1509-1925; index 1640-1860; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1M7-HQR?cc=1978776&wc=Q66Y-QB9%3A260752701%2C261124601%2C262801201
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World Events (2)
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
Name Meaning
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 .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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