When Olof Jonsson Holmgren was born on 24 September 1725, in Östra Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden, his father, Jon Olofsson, was 23 and his mother, Anna Olofsdotter, was 19. He married Brita Andersdotter on 28 September 1746, in Östra Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. His occupation is listed as hammarsmed i krämbols bruk. in Östra Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden. He died on 21 October 1788, in his hometown, at the age of 63.
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In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
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.
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