When Anna Carlsson was born on 24 October 1843, in Högsby, Kalmar, Sweden, her father, Carl Nilsson, was 26 and her mother, Lena Cajsa Nilsdotter, was 24. She married Per Gustaf Jonsson on 18 October 1864, in Högsby, Kalmar, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters.
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The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Sven, Anders, Erik, Nils, Britt, Mats, Owe, Siw. German Hans, Katharina, Ulrika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Carl . In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the variant Karlsson . Compare Carlson .
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