Brief Life History of Per
When Per Simonsson was born on 6 April 1718, in Gammalkil, Östergötland, Sweden, his father, Simon Persson, was 27 and his mother, Kerstin Nilsdotter, was 23. He married Ragnel Olofsdotter on 27 May 1745, in Gammalkil, Östergötland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. His occupation is listed as bonde (farmer) in Blaxtorp, Gammalkil, Östergötland, Sweden. He died on 9 March 1784, in Blaxtorp, Gammalkil, Östergötland, Sweden, at the age of 65, and was buried in Gammalkil, Östergötland, Sweden.
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Spouse and Children
1718–1784 Male
1745–1780 Female
Children (6)
1765–1765 Female
1767–1768 Female
1772–1775 Female
1775–1847 Male
1778–1779 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1691–1775 Male
1694–1774 Female
Siblings (7)
1718–1784 Male
1721–1754 Male
1724–1785 Male
1726–1794 Male
1728–1806 Male
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World Events (2)
1720
Age 2
1743
Age 25
Name Meaning
English and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Simon + -son.
English: habitational name from Simonstone in Aysgarth (North Yorkshire), from the Old English personal name Sigemund + Old English stān ‘stone, rock’.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Simonsson: patronymic from the personal name Simon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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