When Nils Jansson Borling was born on 26 February 1830, in Färnebo, Värmland, Sweden, his father, Jonas Nilsson-Borling, was 35 and his mother, Maria Larsdotter, was 32. He married Maria Olsdotter on 14 December 1856, in Färnebo, Värmland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 16 December 1911, in Grythyttan, Örebro, Sweden, at the age of 81, and was buried in Grythyttan, Örebro, Sweden.
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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: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Lennart, Mats, Nils, Per, Alf, Anders, Berger, Bjorn, Holger, Jan Erik. German Rainer, Ralf, Gunther, Hans.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jan, a shortened vernacular form of Johannes (see John ).
Americanized form of Dutch, North German, and Norwegian Janssen , a cognate of 1 above. Compare Janson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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