Brief Life History of Lars
When Lars Kolbeinson was born on 26 April 1819, in Osterøy, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Kolbein Hallsteinsen, was 33 and his mother, Anna Larsdatter, was 28. He married Brita Johannesdatter on 18 June 1843, in Haus, Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Søndre Bergenhus, Norway in 1819 and Tunes, Haus, Hordaland, Norway in 1900. He died on 14 November 1904, in Tunes, Arna, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, at the age of 85.
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- Lars Kolbeinssen, "Norway Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Lars Colbiensen Thunes - Government record: birth-name: Lars Colbiensen Thunes
- Lars Kolbeinsen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
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World Events (8)
1825 · Sloopers
First organized group of emigrants to leave Norway. First emigration to America began with the Sloopers who left in an undersized sloop “Restauration” sailed from Stavanger, Norway on July 4th, 1825.
1825 · Sondre Norheim
Birth of Sondre Norheim. Emigrated in 1884 with his wife and children and settled in North Dakota. Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern skiing. He is known as the father of Telemark skiing. He made important innovations in skiing technology by designing new equipment.
1843 · Edvard Grieg
Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,
Name Meaning
equivalent of Laurence ; one of the most perennially popular names in Sweden and Denmark.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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