Anna Andersson

Femaleabout 1677–

Brief Life History of Anna

When Anna Andersson was born about 1677, in Harplinge, Halland, Sweden, her father, Anders Nilsson, was 43 and her mother, Kersten, was 31.

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Family Time Line

Anders Nilsson
1635–1708
Kersten
1647–1692
Mattis Andersson
1671–1747
Nels Andersson
1675–1724
Anna Andersson
1677–

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    World Events (3)

    1685

    Age 8

    King Charles II barred Jews from settling in Stockholm.

    1698

    Age 21

    King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.

    1700 · The Great Northern War

    Age 23

    By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.

    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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