When Johan Andersson was born on 6 October 1741, in Lyby, Skåne, Sweden, his father, Anders Jönsson, was 37 and his mother, Mätta Johansdotter, was 37. He married Marna Nilsdotter on 19 June 1768, in Äspinge, Skåne, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 9 March 1805, in his hometown, at the age of 63.
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In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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