{2} Adamson Lineage


The Adamson lineage traces back from America into the county of Stockholm, Sweden. In all of rural Scandinavia, in times before the late 19th Century, the people practiced the custom of using a patronymic for purposes of indentification. There were relatively few christian names in use, so they formed this additional name from the christian name of the father. The patronymic suffixes 1) a possessive marker –s and 2) a father indicator: either a) –son for a male, or b) –dotter for a female. Often when a boy was grown, he would acquire a surname according to his profession with special forms for military and priests, or the locality of his farm. We are enabled to trace the Adamson ancestry by the careful recording of vital events by the clerics of the Lutheran Church, which was supported by the state.

[7]Anders ANDERSSON===Catherina ANDERSDOTTER{49}
brncal 1722ofVästernäs, Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden|brncal 1732of Kysta, Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden
mrd14 Jun 1752Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden|
dcd4 Mar 1788Kysta, Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden|dcd10 May 1802Kysta, Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden
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[6]Eric ANDERSSON===Margareta ANDERSDOTTER{25}
brn22 Dec 1760Kysta, Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden|brn28 May 1767Rangarnö, Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden
mrd29 Jun 1783Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden|
dcd4 May 1837Rangarnö, Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden|dcd20 Apr 1831Rangarnö, Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden
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[5]Adam ERSSON===(1st)Greta ERSSOTTER{13}
brn1 Sep 1812Rangarnö, Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden|brn14 Sep 1806Rörvik, Roslagsbro, Stockholm, Sweden
mrd28 Nov 1835Roslagsbro, Stockholm, Sweden|
dcd30 Apr 1874Rangarnö, Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden|dcd22 Jun 1854Rangarnö, Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden
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[4]Anders ADAMSSON===Catharina Margaretha MATTSDOTTER{7}
brn3 Sep 1844Rangarnö, Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden|brn9 Nov 1851Rangarnö, Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden
mrd22 May 1874Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden|
dcd25 Jan 1910Richmond, Cache, Utah|dcd8 Feb 1924Richmond, Cache, Utah
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[3]Ephraim ADAMSON===Zina Eliza WOODLAND{4}
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[2]Phyllis ADAMSON===Noal Davis DESPAIN{1}