Carl Larsson

Brief Life History of Carl

When Carl Larsson was born on 9 October 1718, in Östra Greda, Kalmar, Sweden, his father, Båtmannen Lars Pehrsson Noor, was 35 and his mother, Sissa Mattiasdotter, was 28. He married Malin Svensdotter on 24 October 1746. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 10 December 1779, in Föra, Kalmar, Sweden, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Carl Larsson
1718–1779
Malin Svensdotter
1724–1790
Marriage: 24 October 1746
Lars Carlsson
1748–1808
Karin Carlsdotter
1750–1779
Pehr Carlson
1752–1820
Sven Carlson
1755–1801
Brita Carlsdotter
1756–1829
Mattias Carlson
1758–1800
Sissa Carlsdotter
1761–1839
Jacob Carlson
1763–1790
Kirstin Carlsdotter
1766–1810

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  • PMR BIRTH: FHL 137,638 (1C) Page 110 Image 62 Östra Greda, Föra, Kalmar, Sweden
  • PMR DEATH: FHL 137,638 (1D) Page 456 Image 235 Husvalla, Föra, Kalmar, Sweden

World Events (2)

1720

Northern War occurred.

1743

In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.

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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