Nils Nilsson

Brief Life History of Nils

When Nils Nilsson was born on 21 July 1812, in Frändefors, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, Nils Olofsson, was 43 and his mother, Maria Nilsdotter, was 35. He married Marta Nilsdotter on 8 May 1834, in Brålanda, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. He lived in Brålanda, Älvsborg, Sweden in 1812. He died on 18 June 1889, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

Nils Nilsson
1812–1889
Marta Nilsdotter
1815–1907
Marriage: 8 May 1834
Cathrina Nilsdotter
1835–1904
Maja Cajsa Nilsson
1839–1847
Anna Stina Nilsdotter
1842–1920
Maria Cajsa Nilsson
1847–1907
Johanna Nilsdotter
1850–1857
Justina Nilsdotter
1857–1865

Sources (26)

  • ArkivDigital online, Sweden parish record BIRTH
  • Nils Nilsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
  • Niels Nielson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1814

Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.

Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.

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

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