Brief Life History of Ola
When Ola Åkesson was born on 19 October 1787, in Nymö, Villand, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Åke Olsson, was 34 and his mother, Anna Nilsdotter, was 29. He married Kjerstin Andersdotter on 26 December 1814, in Nymö, Villand, Kristianstad, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 6 September 1863, in Nymö, Skåne, Sweden, at the age of 75.
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- Birth/Christening Record of Ola Åkesson b.1787
- OLA AKASSON, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Ola Akasson in entry for Unknown, "Sweden Burials, 1649-1920"
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Children (6)
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Siblings (9)
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World Events (5)
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
Americanized form of Swedish Åkesson or Åkeson (see Akeson ).
Swedish (Åkerson): ornamental name composed of the elements åker ‘field’ + son ‘son’. This is one of a small group of Swedish names ending in -son that are not patronymics; it is very rare in Sweden. Compare Ackerson 1 and Okerson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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