When Nils Nilsson was born on 16 November 1794, in Barsebäck, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Nils Matsson, was 26 and his mother, Elna Nilsdotter, was 29. He married Boel Larsdotter on 26 December 1821, in Barsebäck, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 8 February 1858, in his hometown, at the age of 63, and was buried in Barsebäck, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden.
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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, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.
Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.
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