Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Andersson was born on 7 October 1728, in Folkärna, Dalarna, Sweden, her father, Anders Pipare Ersson, was 32 and her mother, Kjerstin Larsdotter, was 37. She lived in Folkärna, Kopparberg, Sweden in 1728.
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Family Time Line
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- Anna Andersdotter, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (5)
1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
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 Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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