Brief Life History of Bengta
When Bengta Larsson was born on 1 December 1856, in Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Lars Johan Petter Persson, was 31 and her mother, Kjersti Jönsdotter, was 28. She married Matts Olsson on 16 June 1877. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Kyrkoköpinge, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1900.
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- Olof the son of Matts Olsson and Bengta Larsson in 1878 at Trelleborg landsf. in the Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1860-1941
- Bengta Larsson in household of Matts Olsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Bengta Larsson in household of Matts Olsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
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World Events (8)
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, Erik, Anders, Fredrik, Nels, Nils, Olle, Per, Sten, Algot, Birgit, Bjorn. German Bernhard, Hans, Markus, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Americanized form of Norwegian and rare North German or Danish patronymic Larssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Larsen and Larson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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