When Anna Andersdotter was born on 6 February 1842, in Långared, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Anders Carlsson, was 51 and her mother, Ingeborg Nilsdotter, was 32. She had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Johannes Andersson. She died on 12 March 1921, in Långared, Älvsborg, Sweden, at the age of 79.
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variant of Anne , in common use as a given name in most European languages. Among people with a classical education, it has from time to time been associated with Virgil's Aeneid, where it is borne by the sister of Dido , Queen of Carthage. This Phoenician name may ultimately be of Semitic origin, and thus related to the biblical Anne. However, the connection, if it exists, is indirect rather than direct.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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