Nils Nilsson

Male7 November 1780–

Brief Life History of Nils

When Nils Nilsson was christened on 7 November 1780, in Nora, Västernorrland, Sweden, his father, Nils Johansson, was 38 and his mother, Brita Abrahamsdotter, was 35.

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Family Time Line

Nils Johansson
1742–
Brita Abrahamsdotter
1744–
Abraham Nilsson
1778–
Brita Nilsson
1779–
Nils Nilsson
1780–
Nicolaus Nilsson
1781–
Christina Nilsson
1784–
Johan Nilsson
1787–

Sources (1)

  • Nils Nilsson, "Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (6)

+1 More Child

World Events (3)

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 Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.

Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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