Brief Life History of Margareta
When Margareta Persson was born on 31 March 1879, in Köpinge, Gärd, Kristianstad, Sweden, her father, Pehr Andersson, was 33 and her mother, Sissa Pehrsdotter, was 41. She married John Persson in 1899, in Gärds Köpinge, Skåne, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 4 March 1963, in Köpinge, Gärd, Kristianstad, Sweden, at the age of 83.
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- Margareta Persson in household of John Persson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Margreta in household of Pehr Andersson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Margreta in household of Pehr Andersson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
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World Events (8)
1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
1897
World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.
1901
First Nobel Prize awarded.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Anders, Erik, Lars, Erland, Lennart, Agnar, Arnell, Bjorn, Helmer, Hilma, Joakim. German Kurt, Darrold, Hans, Mathias, Frieda, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Per, vernacular shortened form of Peter . It is also established in Denmark and northern Germany. Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
English: variant of Parson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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