When Kajsa Mansdotter was born on 4 March 1825, in Grinstad, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Måns Pärsson, was 27 and her mother, Karin Andersdotter, was 27. She married Andreas Danielsson on 15 October 1848, in Bolstad, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 6 November 1852, in her hometown, at the age of 27.
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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: Ethiopian Abraha, Alemayehu, Getachew, Mekonnen, Theodros, Abera, Aklilu, Berhan, Berhane, Dawit, Hailemariam, Kassa.
Ethiopian: from the male personal name Kassa, meaning ‘compensation’ in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.
Hungarian: habitational name from a place so named, which was established by Saxon settlers in Abauj County in former Upper Hungary, now part of Slovakia (named Košice).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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