Brief Life History of Eric
Eric Andersson was born about 1632, in Östra Bår, Linde, Örebro, Sweden. He married Anna Andersdotter on 3 December 1705, in Biskopskulla, Uppsala, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1728, in his hometown, at the age of 97.
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Sources (6)
- Eric Andersson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Eric Andersson, "Sweden, Uppsala Church Records, 1308-1901; index 1613-1860"
- Eric Andersson, 'Sweden Marriages, 1630
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World Events (5)
1637
Swedish immigrants sailed to Delaware.
1653
Stockholm became capital of Sweden.
1685
King Charles II barred Jews from settling in Stockholm.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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