Karl Johan Erik Svensson

Brief Life History of Karl Johan Erik

When Karl Johan Erik Svensson was born on 13 November 1863, in Backaryd, Blekinge, Sweden, his father, Swen Andersson, was 36 and his mother, Ingeborg Olsdotter, was 32. He married Augusta Charlotta Petersdotter on 5 November 1898, in Kronoberg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 5 February 1940, in Backaryd, Blekinge, Sweden, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

Karl Johan Erik Svensson
1863–1940
Augusta Charlotta Petersdotter
1869–1910
Marriage: 5 November 1898
Adina Svensson
1899–1930
Edit Svensson
1900–
Maria Svensson
1902–
Ingeborg Svensson
1904–1904
Gustaf or Gust Svensson or Swanson
1905–1988
Albert Svensson
1906–1989
Rut Svensson
1909–1995

Sources (19)

  • John E Swanson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Johan Erik Svensson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
  • Johan Erik Svensson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"

World Events (7)

1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.

1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded

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

1897

World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Sven, Ejnar, Johan, Bent, Bjorn, Gunn, Holger, Mats. German Ernst, Kurt, Markus, Otto.

Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Sven, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. It is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway. Compare Svenson , Swainson , Swanson , Swenson , Swensson , and Swinson .

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

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