Brief Life History of Pehr
When Pehr Hansson was born about 1733, in Ysane, Blekinge, Sweden, his father, Hans Jonsson, was 26 and his mother, Karna Thruesdotter, was 22. He married Bereta Jonsdr on 27 November 1763, in Gammalstorp, Blekinge, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 24 September 1803, at the age of 71, and was buried in Ysane, Blekinge, Sweden.
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- Death and burial
- Par Hansson in entry for Karna, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
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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