Matts Olsson

Maleabout 1681–9 March 1729

Brief Life History of Matts

Matts Olsson was born about 1681, in Löt, Uppsala, Sweden. He had at least 3 sons and 4 daughters with Brita. He died on 9 March 1729, in his hometown, at the age of 49, and was buried in Löt, Uppsala, Sweden.

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Family Time Line

Matts Olsson
1681–1729
Brita
1685–
Jan Matteson
1707–1759
Mattsson
1718–1729
Brita Matsson
1709–
Karin Mattsson
1710–1711
Carl Matson
1713–
Marita Mattsson
1714–
Marita Mattsson
1716–

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    Children (7)

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    World Events (4)

    1685

    Age 4

    King Charles II barred Jews from settling in Stockholm.

    1698

    Age 17

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

    1700 · The Great Northern War

    Age 19

    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 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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