When Hans Andersson was born on 28 September 1840, in Barsebäck, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Anders Goransson, was 31 and his mother, Karna Andersdotter, was 25. He married Bengta Olsdotter on 28 March 1883, in Hofterup, Skåne, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 25 August 1919, in Stora Harrie, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 78.
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The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
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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