Brief Life History of Carl
When Carl Thun was born on 24 April 1828, in Långtora, Uppsala, Sweden, his father, Lars Thun, was 26 and his mother, Greta Lisa Andersdotter, was 29.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Carl L.sson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Sweden, Uppsala Church Records, 1308-1901; index 1613-1860; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ
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World Events (8)
1832
Göta Canal opened.
1848 · The March Unrest
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.
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Egon, Ewald, Hans, Kurt.
German: topographic name from Middle Low German tūn ‘fence, hedge, plank enclosure, palisades’. Compare Thune .
German: from a short form of the personal name Anton(ius) (see Anthony ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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