When Sven Pehrsson was born on 19 July 1841, his father, Per Jeppsson, was 34 and his mother, Bengta Persdotter, was 34. He married Inger Lena Andersdotter on 29 May 1868, in Knäred, Halland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 21 December 1875, in Knäred, Halland, Sweden, at the age of 34.
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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.
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lennart, Nels, Nils.
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Pehrsson: patronymic from the personal name Pehr, vernacular shortened form of Peter . Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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