Lars Parsson

Maleabout 1690–

Brief Life History of Lars

Lars Parsson was born about 1690, in Viby, Örebro, Sweden. He had at least 1 daughter.

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Lars Parsson
about 1690–
Brita Larsdotter
1714–

Sources (2)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Lars Parsson - Church record: birth-name: Lars Parsson
  • Lars Persson in entry for Brijta, "Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860"

Spouse and Children

Children (1)

World Events (3)

1698

Age 8

King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.

1700 · The Great Northern War

Age 10

By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.

1720

Age 30

Northern War occurred.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Anders, Erik, Lars, Erland, Lennart, Agnar, Arnell, Bjorn, Helmer, Hilma, Joakim. German Kurt, Darrold, Hans, Mathias, Frieda, Oskar.

Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Per, vernacular shortened form of Peter . It is also established in Denmark and northern Germany. Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.

English: variant of Parson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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