When Nils Jonsson was born in 1801, in Renstad, Värmland, Sweden, his father, Jon Jansson, was 41 and his mother, Kjersti Nilsdotter, was 28. He married Marit Jonsdotter on 26 December 1820, in Boda, Värmland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Hvedstrup, Sømme, Copenhagen, Denmark in 1840. He died on 24 December 1891, in Sandviken, Frykerud, Värmland, Sweden, at the age of 90, and was buried in Frykerud, Värmland, Sweden.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Lars, Lennart, Thor, Alf, Anders, Arni, Erik, Jorgen, Mats, Olafur, Per.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jon, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Jonson 2.
English: variant of Johnson , although this form of the English name may have died out in Britain.
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