Gustav Bergman was born on 18 April 1772, in Rinkaby, Örebro, Sweden as the son of Sven Gabriel Bergman and Christina Carlsson. He married Christina Larsdotter on 11 June 1794, in Rinkaby, Örebro, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 27 April 1818, in Karlskoga, Örebro, Sweden, at the age of 46.
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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Swedish: ornamental or topographic name from berg ‘mountain, hill’ + man ‘man’, or a habitational name for someone from a place named with the word berg. The surname, which is also found in Finland, may also be of German (compare 3 below) or Dutch (see 2 below) origin.
Dutch: topographic name denoting an upland dweller, from berg (see Berg ) ‘mountain, hill’ + man ‘man’.
Altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Bergmann . This form of the surname is also found in Czechia, Poland, and some other European countries.
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