Brief Life History of Carl
When Carl Petersson was born in 1755, in Ljunga, Kronoberg, Sweden, his father, Peter Göransson, was 31 and his mother, Agneta Andersdotter, was 34. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Brita Andersdotter.
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World Events (5)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Berno, Bernt, Bjorn, Erik, Fredrik, Gudrun, Holger, Joakim, Karsten, Knut, Niklas, Per.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Petter, a vernacular form of Peter . Compare Peterson 2 and Petterson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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