Jocum Larsen

Brief Life History of Jocum

When Jocum Larsen was born on 19 September 1755, in Østre Bærum, Bærum, Akershus, Norway, his father, Lars Edvardsen Wold, was 51 and his mother, Lisbeth Larsdatter Woxen, was 44. He married Kari Pedersdatter in 1784, in Asker, Akershus, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 28 December 1840, in Asker, Akershus, Norway, at the age of 85, and was buried in Asker, Akershus, Norway.

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Family Time Line

Jocum Larsen
1755–1840
Berte Eliasdatter
1773–1820
Marriage: 23 March 1795
Kari Jokomsdatter
1795–
Kirsti Jokom
1797–1797
Elias Jokomsen Aaby
1798–1872
Kirsti Jokom
1801–1803
Christian Jocumsen Aaby
1803–1870
Anne Kistine Jokumsen
1806–1871
Elisabet Jocumsdatter
1809–1822
Johanne Jocumsdatter
1812–1817
Lars Jochumsen Bjerkaas
1815–
Jokkumsen
1818–1818

Sources (26)

  • Jokom Larsen in household of Christine Hansdatter, "Norway Census, 1801"
  • Jossom Larsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Johanne Larsen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"

World Events (4)

1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census

It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.

1810 · Vaccinations

Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33

1825 · Sloopers

First organized group of emigrants to leave Norway. First emigration to America began with the Sloopers who left in an undersized sloop “Restauration” sailed from Stavanger, Norway on July 4th, 1825.

Name Meaning

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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