Bengt Christensson

Brief Life History of Bengt

When Bengt Christensson was born on 14 December 1811, in Halmstad, Halland, Sweden, his father, Christen Larsson, was 31 and his mother, Anna Christina Olsson Moller, was 32.

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Family Time Line

Christen Larsson
1780–1873
Anna Christina Olsson Moller
1779–1869
Lars Christensson
1803–1861
Anna Christensdotter
1806–1869
Neta Christensdotter
1809–1871
Bengt Christensson
1811–
Petronella Christensdotter
1814–1881
Greta Christensdotter
1817–1838
Olof Christensson
1820–1891
Niklas Christensson
1823–1902

Sources (2)

  • Bengt, "Sweden, Halland Church Records, 1615-1904; index 1615-1860"
  • Sweden, Household Clerical Survey

World Events (8)

1814

Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.

1832

Göta Canal opened.

1848 · The March Unrest

The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.

Name Meaning

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Christensson or Kristensson: patronymic from the personal name Christen , Kristen. This is also an Americanized form of the Danish, Norwegian, and North German cognates Christensen and Kristensen . Compare Christeson and Christianson .

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

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