Brief Life History of Jöns
When Jöns Andersson was born on 5 May 1850, in Ekeby, Luggude, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Anders Palsson, was 26 and his mother, Cecilia Svensdotter, was 22. He married Bengta Olsdotter on 30 April 1880, in Risekatslösa, Luggude, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Risekatslösa, Luggude, Malmöhus, Sweden for about 15 years. He died on 25 January 1916, in Simmelsberga, Kågeröd, Luggude, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 65.
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- Jöns Andersson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Jöns Andersson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Jöns Andersson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
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1852
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
Name Meaning
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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