Brief Life History of Lars
When Lars Torkelson was born on 1 December 1833, in Time, Rogaland, Norway, his father, Torkel Torkelsen, was 32 and his mother, Guri Jespersdr, was 30. He married Hanna Bertine Oliversdtr on 12 April 1866, in Nærbø, Hå, Rogaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Youngs River Precinct, Clatsop, Oregon, United States in 1910. He died on 15 May 1913, in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Clatsop, Oregon, United States.
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- Lars Thorkelson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Lars Torkelsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Lars Torkelson, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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World Events (8)
1834 · Fox River Settlement
Fox River Settlement in Illinois begun in 1834. It was the first permanent Norwegian-American immigrant settlement in the Midwest.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1855 · Erik Werenskiold
Birth year of Erik Werenskiold Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was especially known for his drawings of the Asbjørnsen and Moe fairytale collection.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Hjalmer, Selmer.
Americanized form of Norwegian Torkelsen or its rare variant Torkellsen: patronymic from the personal name Torkel(l), a form of Old Norse Thorketill, composed of the name of the god Thórr (see Thor ) + ketill ‘sacrificial cauldron, helmet’. Compare Thorkelson .
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Torkelsson, rare Swedish cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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