Brief Life History of Olof
When Olof Nilsson was born on 3 January 1718, in Offerdal, Jämtland, Sweden, his father, Nils Simonsson, was 66 and his mother, Chiersten Nilsdotter, was 45.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Olof Nilsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Olof Nilsson - christening: 5 January 1718; Offerdal, Jamtland, Sweden
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World Events (4)
1720
Northern War occurred.
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.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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