Brief Life History of Olaus
When Olaus Nilsson was born on 25 February 1817, his father, Nils Olsson, was 42 and his mother, Catharina Engelbrektsson, was 41. He married Anna Brita Andersson on 31 January 1831, in Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 4 March 1875, in Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden, at the age of 58.
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- Olaus Olsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Olaus Nilsson - Individual or family possessions: death: 4 March 1875; Lommeland, Goteborg Och Bohus, Sweden
- Olaus Nilsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
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World Events (4)
1832
Göta Canal opened.
1848 · The March Unrest
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.
1852
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.
Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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