When Lars Andersen was born on 12 April 1823, in Onsøy, Østfold, Norway, his father, Anders Simensen Skremborg, was 33 and his mother, Anne Maria Nielsdatter, was 29. He married Berte Maria Juelsdatter on 30 October 1846, in Onsøy Kirke, Onsøy, Østfold, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Rød, Skjeberg, Smaalenene, Norway in 1900. He died on 15 July 1910, in Onsøy, Østfold, Norway, at the age of 87, and was buried in Onsøy, Østfold, Norway.
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First Norwegian-American newspaper was published in the Norwegian language. It was published in Wisconsin.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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