When Bengta Jonsson was born on 28 January 1771, in Vallby, Jerrestad, Kristianstad, Sweden, her father, Jons Henricsson, was 53 and her mother, Kerstina Satzersdotter, was 49. She died on 8 February 1771, at the age of 0.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Lars, Lennart, Thor, Alf, Anders, Arni, Erik, Jorgen, Mats, Olafur, Per.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jon, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Jonson 2.
English: variant of Johnson , although this form of the English name may have died out in Britain.
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