Brief Life History of Olof
When Olof Olsson was born on 5 December 1789, in Tierp, Uppsala, Sweden, his father, Olof Persson, was 39 and his mother, Maria Maja Anderson, was 31. He had at least 7 sons and 2 daughters with Margreta Persdotter. He died on 20 September 1856, in Tierp, Uppsala, Sweden, at the age of 66, and was buried in Tierp, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Birth record for Olof Olsson, in Tierp, Uppsala, Sweden, 25 Sept 1811
- Olof Olsson in entry for Eric Persson and Maja Olsdr, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Olof Olsson - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Olof Persson
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World Events (5)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
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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