Brief Life History of Anders
When Anders Olsson was born on 11 February 1720, in Vasen, Sövde, Färs, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Joran Cortsson, was 42 and his mother, Margretha Christophersdotter, was 32. He married Ingar Nilsson on 24 November 1754. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 27 May 1793, in his hometown, at the age of 73, and was buried in Sövde, Färs, Malmöhus, Sweden.
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- Anders Ohlsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Anders Ohlsson in entry for Karna Andersson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Anders Ohlsson in entry for Margreta Andersson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Lennart, Sven, Nils, Erik, Mats, Per, Anders, Bjorn, Fredrik, Nels, Olle. German Hans, Kurt, Fritz, Ingeborg, Otto, Ute.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Ola, a short form of Olof, Swedish variant of Olaf (see Olafsen ), or a shortened form of the patronymic Olofsson (see Olofson ). Compare Ohlsson , Oleson , and Olson .
German (Eastphalia): patronymic from a short form of the personal name Ulrich .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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