When Jonas Carlsson was born on 11 April 1788, in Våthult, Jönköping, Sweden, his father, Carl Andersson, was 30 and his mother, Cathrina Wilhemsdotter, was 25. He married Anna Greta Svensdotter on 13 June 1813, in Bosebo, Jönköping, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Göta Canal opened.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Sven, Anders, Erik, Nils, Britt, Mats, Owe, Siw. German Hans, Katharina, Ulrika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Carl . In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the variant Karlsson . Compare Carlson .
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