Brief Life History of Carl
When Carl Jansson was born on 23 June 1861, in Gräsö, Uppsala, Sweden, his father, Johan Jansson, was 41 and his mother, Catharina Magdalena Hansdotter, was 39. He lived in Gräsö, Stockholm, Sweden in 1861 and Faringe, Stockholm, Sweden in 1861.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Carl Jansson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Carl Janson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Carl Jansson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (3)
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
1897
World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Lennart, Mats, Nils, Per, Alf, Anders, Berger, Bjorn, Holger, Jan Erik. German Rainer, Ralf, Gunther, Hans.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jan, a shortened vernacular form of Johannes (see John ).
Americanized form of Dutch, North German, and Norwegian Janssen , a cognate of 1 above. Compare Janson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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