Brief Life History of Pehr
When Pehr Jönsson was born on 8 March 1779, in Riseberga, Norra Åsbo, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Jöns Persson, was 34 and his mother, Sanna Hansdotter, was 30. He married Anna Ohlasdotter on 10 April 1814, in Riseberga, Norra Åsbo, Kristianstad, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. In 1807, at the age of 28, his occupation is listed as farmhand in Herrevadskloster, Riseberga, Norra Åsbo, Kristianstad, Sweden. He died on 2 October 1833, in his hometown, at the age of 54, and was buried in Riseberga, Norra Åsbo, Kristianstad, Sweden.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Pehr Jensson - Government record: Court record: birth-name: Pehr Jönsson
- Sweden, Kristianstad Church Records, 1585-1910; Parish Register of Riseberga, Kristianstad, Sweden; C:2, 1765-1795, p44
- Sweden, Kristianstad Church Records, 1585-1910; Parish Register of Riseberga, Kristianstad, Sweden; C:5, 1821-1839
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World Events (3)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Lars, Lennart, Thor, Alf, Anders, Arni, Erik, Jorgen, Mats, Olafur, Per.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jon, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Jonson 2.
English: variant of Johnson , although this form of the English name may have died out in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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