Pehr Svenson

Male13 January 1875–

Brief Life History of Pehr

When Pehr Svenson was born on 13 January 1875, in Trolle-Ljungby, Villand, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Sven Pehrsson, was 26 and his mother, Sissa Svensdatter, was 26.

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Family Time Line

Sven Pehrsson
1848–
Sissa Svensdatter
1848–1901
Sigrid Swanson
1870–
Ola Svensson
1872–1952
Pehr Svenson
1875–
Karna Svensdatter
1879–1945
Nils Svenson
1882–

Sources (6)

  • Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1859
  • Per in household of Sven Persson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
  • Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1859

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (5)

World Events (8)

1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded

Age 9

Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.

1897

Age 22

World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.

1906 · Orthography Reform

Age 31

A Royal decree was issued on April 7, 1906, which introduced a new way of spelling and orthography reform in schools. Many protested the new changes.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Sven, Erik, Bjorn, Dagny. German Kurt, Gerhard, Irmgard.

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Svensson . This surname is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway.

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Svensen or Svendsen , cognates of 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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