When August Edward Hallström was born on 15 April 1824, in Karlskrona, Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden, his father, Sven Ericksson Hallström, was 23 and his mother, Johanna Margaretha Moller, was 28. He married Fredrika Mathilda Bergman on 16 December 1848, in Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 11 September 1860, in Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden, at the age of 36, and was buried in Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden.
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Göta Canal opened.
The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Thor.
Swedish:
(Hallström): ornamental name composed of the (placename) elements hall ‘hall’ or ‘rock’ (see Hall 2) + ström ‘river’. Compare Halstrom .
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