When Jeppe Andersson was born on 15 December 1793, in Barsebäck, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Anders Olsson, was 37 and his mother, Bodel Nilsdotter, was 42. He married Maria Hakansdotter on 28 December 1817, in Barsebäck, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 25 February 1833, in Barsebäck, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 39.
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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, 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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