When Anders Nilsson was born on 28 March 1778, in Barsebäck, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Nils Andersson, was 31 and his mother, Ingri Mårtensdotter, was 36. He married Anna Persdotter on 1 December 1805. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 20 April 1845, in Barsebäck, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 67.
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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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