Brief Life History of Olof
Olof Larsson was born in 1595, in Näs, Gotland, Sweden. He married Mrs. Olof Larsson in 1620, in Lingsarve, Gotland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1673, at the age of 78.
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1617
Treaty of Stolbovo ended Swedish occupation of Northern Russia.
1618
1618-1648 Sweden fights in the Thirty Years' War.
1637
Swedish immigrants sailed to Delaware.
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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