When Ola Jönsson was born on 20 April 1815, in Barsebäck, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Jons Jeppesson, was 37 and his mother, Bengta Akesdotter, was 27. He married Elna Andersdotter on 5 April 1840. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 20 February 1882, in Barsebäck, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 66, and was buried in Barsebäck, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden.
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Göta Canal opened.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Lars, Lennart, Thor, Alf, Anders, Arni, Erik, Jorgen, Mats, Olafur, Per.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jon, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Jonson 2.
English: variant of Johnson , although this form of the English name may have died out in Britain.
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