When Agnes Andersdotter was born on 2 September 1827, in Ljungby, Kristianstad, Sweden, her father, Anders Pahlsson, was 31 and her mother, Sissa Pehrsdotter, was 25. She married Johannes Johnsson in 1848, in Riseberga, Norra Åsbo, Kristianstad, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 18 July 1902, in Riseberga, Norra Åsbo, Kristianstad, Sweden, at the age of 74.
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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.
Latinized version of the Greek name Hagnē, from the feminine form of the adjective hagnos ‘pure, holy’. This was the name of a young Roman virgin martyred in the persecutions instigated by the Roman emperor Diocletian in ad 303 . She became a very popular saint in the Middle Ages. Her name was early associated with Latin agnus ‘lamb’, leading to the consistent dropping of the initial H- and to her representation in art accompanied by a lamb. The colloquial form Annes led to some confusion with Ann(e) in earlier centuries. Frequent in the medieval period, the name was revived in the 19th century, and has been especially popular in Scotland. See also Annis .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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