When Kajsa Andersdotter was born on 5 February 1816, in Bolstad, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Anders Andersson, was 38 and her mother, Kjerstin Olesdotter, was 37. She lived in Älvsborg, Sweden in 1816.
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Göta Canal opened.
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.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Some characteristic forenames: Ethiopian Abraha, Alemayehu, Getachew, Mekonnen, Theodros, Abera, Aklilu, Berhan, Berhane, Dawit, Hailemariam, Kassa.
Ethiopian: from the male personal name Kassa, meaning ‘compensation’ in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.
Hungarian: habitational name from a place so named, which was established by Saxon settlers in Abauj County in former Upper Hungary, now part of Slovakia (named Košice).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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