When John Pehrsson was born on 3 January 1842, in Osby, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Pehr Björnsson, was 36 and his mother, Bengta Eliaedotter, was 33. He died on 30 June 1850, in Osby, Kristianstad, Sweden, at the age of 8.
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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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lennart, Nels, Nils.
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Pehrsson: patronymic from the personal name Pehr, vernacular shortened form of Peter . Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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