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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Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
Göta Canal opened.
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 .
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