Brief Life History of Olof
When Olof Andersson was born on 18 July 1839, in Sweden, his father, Anders Larsson, was 42 and his mother, Johanna Jonasdotter, was 45. He married Johanna Nilsdatter on 30 April 1871, in Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Hålta, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden in 1839 and Göteborg, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden for about 12 years. He died on 22 March 1902, at the age of 62.
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- Olof Andersson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Olof Andersson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Olof Andersson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
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World Events (6)
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.
1852
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
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: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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