When Ola Pehrsson was born on 11 February 1802, in Horna, Åhus, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Pehr Osterberg, was 35 and his mother, Nilla Jönsdotter, was 37. He married Sissa Astradsdotter on 18 April 1832, in Rinkaby, Villand, Kristianstad, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Åhus, Kristianstad, Sweden in 1802.
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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lennart, Nels, Nils.
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Pehrsson: patronymic from the personal name Pehr, vernacular shortened form of Peter . Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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