Bengta Larsson

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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Family Time Line

Matts Olsson
1845–1922
Bengta Larsson
1856–
Marriage: 16 June 1877
Olof Mattsson
1878–1900
Nils Peter Mattsson
1880–1938
Ida Mattsdotter
1882–1883
Emil Mattsson
1884–1884
Johan Ludvig Mattsson
1885–1950
Hjalmar Mattsson
1887–1964
Ida Mattsson
1889–1985
Magnus Mattsson
1891–
Emil Mattsson
1893–1986
Oskar Mattsson
1895–1980
Carl Mattsson
1897–1913

Sources (6)

  • 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"

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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