Erichson

Brief Life History of Erichson

When Erichson was born about 1757, in Medåker, Västmanland, Sweden, her father, Eric Persson, was 46 and her mother, Brita Erichsson, was 41.

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Family Time Line

Eric Persson
1712–1779
Brita Erichsson
1717–1772
Petrus Erichson
1745–
Erichson
1757–
Brita Erichson
1748–1778
Carin Erichson
1755–1755

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    World Events (3)

    1809

    Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.

    1814

    Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.

    1832

    Göta Canal opened.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Thor, Nils, Lars, Sven, Lief, Anders, Lennart, Iver, Elof, Erland.

    Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Ericsson and Eriksson , Norwegian, Danish, and North German Eriksen and Erichsen , or of any other Scandinavian or North German patronymic from a personal name derived from Old Norse Eiríkr, which is composed of ei ‘ever, always’ (or a shortened form of ein ‘one, only’) + rík ‘power’. Compare Ericksen , Ericson , and Erikson .

    English (Lancashire): patronymic from the Middle English male personal name Eric (with the same etymology as 1 above) + son.

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

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