Anders Jansson

Male27 November 1738–4 December 1784

Brief Life History of Anders

When Anders Jansson was born on 27 November 1738, in Viksta, Uppsala, Sweden, his father, Johan Ersson, was 29 and his mother, Catharina Karin Andersdotter, was 21. He married Carin Persdotter on 7 November 1762, in Viksta, Uppsala, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 4 December 1784, at the age of 46.

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Family Time Line

Anders Jansson
1738–1784
Carin Persdotter
1733–1785
Marriage: 7 November 1762
Catharina Andersdotter
1763–1826
Maria Andersdotter
1767–
Jan Andersson
1770–

Sources (7)

  • Anders Jansson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
  • Anders Jansson in entry for Caisa Andersson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
  • Anders Jonsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 November 1762Viksta, Uppsala, Sweden
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (1)

    1743

    Age 5

    In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Lennart, Mats, Nils, Per, Alf, Anders, Berger, Bjorn, Holger, Jan Erik. German Rainer, Ralf, Gunther, Hans.

    Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jan, a shortened vernacular form of Johannes (see John ).

    Americanized form of Dutch, North German, and Norwegian Janssen , a cognate of 1 above. Compare Janson .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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