Brief Life History of Laurentius or Lars
When Laurentius or Lars Larsson was born on 1 September 1772, in Rangsarve, Näs, Gotland, Sweden, his father, Lars Larsson, was 25 and his mother, Maja Nilsdotter, was 20. He married Elisabeth Pehrsdotter on 3 November 1801, in Näs, Gotland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 21 February 1832, in Rangsarve, Gotland, Sweden, at the age of 59.
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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 Lars, Erik, Anders, Fredrik, Nels, Nils, Olle, Per, Sten, Algot, Birgit, Bjorn. German Bernhard, Hans, Markus, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Americanized form of Norwegian and rare North German or Danish patronymic Larssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Larsen and Larson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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