Brief Life History of Jonas
When Jonas Samuelsson was born on 7 January 1764, in Sjöatorp, Kronoberg, Sweden, his father, Samuel Mathisson, was 30 and his mother, Maria Mansdotter, was 21. He married Sara Persdotter on 4 October 1789, in Dädesjö, Kronoberg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 27 February 1850, in Dädesjö, Kronoberg, Sweden, at the age of 86, and was buried in Dädesjö, Kronoberg, Sweden.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Jonas Samuelsson - Church record: death: 25 April 1847; Hallingeberg, Kalmar, Sweden
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1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
Name Meaning
English and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Samuel + -son. This form has also absorbed Jewish variant Samuelsohn and cognates from other languages (see below).
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Samuelsson: patronymic from the personal name Samuel .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Samuelsen , a cognate of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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