When Johan Persson was born on 18 March 1688, in Dynäs, Västernorrland, Sweden, his father, Peder Johansson, was 65 and his mother, Karin Danielsdotter, was 37. He married Anna Eriksdotter about 1710, in Gudmundrå, Västernorrland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 3 January 1745, in his hometown, at the age of 56.
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King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.
By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.
Northern War occurred.
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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