Brief Life History of Jonas
When Jonas Larsson was born on 9 February 1783, in Snöbergshult, Örebro, Sweden, his father, Lars Jonasson, was 44 and his mother, Maria Persdotter, was 38. He married Maria Nilsdotter on 6 April 1806, in Karlskoga, Örebro, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 22 April 1830, in Kinkhyttan, Knista, Örebro, Sweden, at the age of 47, and was buried in Knista, Örebro, Sweden.
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- Birth Record: Jonas Larsson 1783
- Jonas Larsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Death Record: Jonas Larsson 1784-1830
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World Events (2)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Erik, Anders, Fredrik, Nels, Nils, Olle, Per, Sten, Algot, Birgit, Bjorn. German Bernhard, Hans, Markus, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Americanized form of Norwegian and rare North German or Danish patronymic Larssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Larsen and Larson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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