When Svend Peter Larsen was born on 22 June 1824, in Idestrup, Nykøbing, Denmark, his father, Lars Andersen, was 32 and his mother, Birthe Svendsdatter, was 26. He married Ane Margrethe Larsen on 1 May 1852, in Næstved, Sankt Mortens, Præstø, Denmark. He lived in Idestrup, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark in 1855 and Idestrup, Idestrup, Nykøbing, Denmark for about 20 years. He died on 25 March 1913, in Idestrup, Nykøbing, Denmark, at the age of 88.
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Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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