When Pehr Pehrsson was born on 29 May 1836, in Osby, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Pehr Björnsson, was 31 and his mother, Bengta Eliaedotter, was 27. He married Bengta Nilsdotter in 1871. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters.
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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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