Brief Life History of Jonas
When Jonas Månsson was christened on 5 February 1711, in Drängsered, Halland, Sweden, his father, Måns Gunnarsson, was 41 and his mother, Karin Olofsdotter, was 33.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Jonas, "Sweden, Halland Church Records, 1615-1904; index 1615-1860"
- Jonas, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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World Events (3)
1720
Northern War occurred.
1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Niels, Elof, Gudrun, Jarl, Lennart, Mats, Niklas, Per, Sten. Dutch Henrik. German Hans, Elfriede, Kurt.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Hans .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German Hanssen , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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