When Anders Torstensson was born on 2 September 1763, in Vä, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Torsten Svensson, was 27 and his mother, Elna Pahlsdotter, was 31. He married Kierstena Manssdotter on 27 November 1789, in Vä, Kristianstad, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 4 March 1827, in his hometown, at the age of 63.
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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lennart, Selmer.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Torstensson: patronymic from the personal name Torsten, a variant of Thorsten (see Thorstensen ). Compare Thorstenson .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Torstensen, cognate with 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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