Nils Andersson

Brief Life History of Nils

When Nils Andersson was christened on 2 February 1731, in Brösarp, Albo, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Anders Nilsson, was 24 and his mother, Britta Mattisdotter, was 22.

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Family Time Line

Anders Nilsson
1706–
Britta Mattisdotter
1709–1772
Nils Andersson
1731–
Engela Andersdotter
1732–1733
Inger Andersdotter
1734–
Anna Andersdotter
1737–
Nils Andersson
1739–1739
Mattis Anderson
1740–
Else Andersdotter
1743–1743
Hanna Andersdotter
1746–1815
Nils Andersson
1750–

Sources (1)

  • Nils Andersson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"

World Events (3)

1743

In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.

1809

Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.

1814

Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.

Name Meaning

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 .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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