Per Olsson

Brief Life History of Per

When Per Olsson was born on 2 June 1835, in Åhus, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Ola Pehrsson, was 33 and his mother, Sissa Astradsdotter, was 23. He married Kjersti Persdotter on 30 January 1847, in Södra Mellby, Albo, Kristianstad, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Önnestad, Kristianstad, Sweden in 1877 and Gumlösa, Göinge västra, Kristianstad, Sweden for about 23 years.

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Family Time Line

Per Olsson
1835–
Hanna Andersdotter
1819–1856
Marriage: 16 October 1849
Elna Persdotter
1847–1847
Ola Persson
1847–
Anders Persson
1849–
Nils Persson
1849–
Karna Persdotter
1851–
Johanna Pehrsson
1852–
Ola Persson
1852–
Ola Persson
1853–1898
Nils Persson
1853–
Inga Pehrsson
1853–
Elna Persdotter
1855–
Anna Persdotter
1855–
Kersti Persdotter
1856–
Nils Pehrsson
1856–
Anders Persson
1858–1858
Inga Pehrsson
1858–
Anders Persson
1859–

Sources (27)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Per Olsson - Church record: birth-name: Per Olasson
  • Per Olsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
  • Per Olsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880 - 1920"

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World Events (8)

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.

1852

Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.

1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Lennart, Sven, Nils, Erik, Mats, Per, Anders, Bjorn, Fredrik, Nels, Olle. German Hans, Kurt, Fritz, Ingeborg, Otto, Ute.

Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Ola, a short form of Olof, Swedish variant of Olaf (see Olafsen ), or a shortened form of the patronymic Olofsson (see Olofson ). Compare Ohlsson , Oleson , and Olson .

German (Eastphalia): patronymic from a short form of the personal name Ulrich .

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

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