Brief Life History of Jacob
Jacob Jacobsson was christened on 26 July 1696, in Säter, Kopparberg, Sweden as the son of Jacob Simsson and Bryta.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Jacob Jacobsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
Parents and Siblings
1668– Male
– Female
Siblings (6)
1689– Male
1691– Female
1693– Male
1696– Male
1698– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1698
1700 · The Great Northern War
1720
Name Meaning
English, Swedish, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Jacob denoting ‘Jacob's son’. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, including Scandinavian (see 2 below) and, in some cases, Croatian Jakobović (which is from the personal name Jakob ).
Americanized form of Swedish Jacobsson or Jakobsson and Danish, Norwegian, North German, or Dutch Jacobsen or Jakobsen , all cognates of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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