Brief Life History of Matthias
When Matthias Nilsson was born on 5 February 1767, his father, Nils Pehrsson, was 28 and his mother, Beata Olofsdotter, was 24. He lived in Lövånger, Västerbotten, Sweden in 1767. He died on 26 April 1770, at the age of 3.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Matthias, "Sweden, Västerbotten Church Records, 1619-1896; index, 1688-1860"
- Matthias Nilsson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Matthias Nilsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
Parents and Siblings
1738–1785 Male
1743–1809 Female
Siblings (13)
1765–1765 Male
1766–1770 Male
1767–1770 Male
1768–1768 Male
1770–1770 Male
+8 More Children
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.
Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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