When Johan Johansson was born in 1676, in När, Gotland, Sweden, his father, Johan Andersson, was 38 and his mother, Margareta Andersdotter, was 32. He married Elisabeth Andersdotter in 1712, in När, Gotland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He was buried in Gotland, Sweden.
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King Charles II barred Jews from settling in Stockholm.
King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.
By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Nils, Lennart, Per, Alf, Bjorn, Mats, Sven, Alarik, Bernt.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Johan, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Johanson and Johnson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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