When Maria Cajsa Nilsson was born on 13 June 1847, in Gestad, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Nils Nilsson, was 34 and her mother, Marta Nilsdotter, was 32. She married John Larson about 1867, in Utah, United States. She died on 21 January 1907, in Hoytsville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Hoytsville, Summit, Utah, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, Utah, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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