When Carl Eric Ersson was born on 12 May 1819, in Österåker, Södermanland, Sweden, his father, Eric Andersson, was 32 and his mother, Brita Cajsa Pehrsdotter, was 25. He married Anna Lotta Persdotter on 2 November 1856, in Julita, Södermanland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 16 February 1902, in Julita, Södermanland, Sweden, at the age of 82.
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Göta Canal opened.
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.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Anders, Erik, Lars, Erland, Lennart, Agnar, Arnell, Bjorn, Helmer, Hilma, Joakim. German Kurt, Darrold, Hans, Mathias, Frieda, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Per, vernacular shortened form of Peter . It is also established in Denmark and northern Germany. Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
English: variant of Parson .
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