Brief Life History of Lars Larsson
When Lars Larsson Barkeland II was born in 1662, in Jelsa, Suldal, Rogaland, Norway, his father, Lars Larsen Barkeland, was 30 and his mother, Elen Steinsdatter Askvik, was 45. He married Marta Olsdatter Håland on 6 November 1701. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 23 July 1722, in his hometown, at the age of 60, and was buried in Jelsa, Suldal, Rogaland, Norway.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Legacy NFS Source: Lars Larsson Barkeland -
Spouse and Children
1662–1722 Male
1682–1742 Female
Children (10)
1701–1703 Male
1702–1702 Female
1704–1785 Female
1706–1754 Female
1708–1773 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1632–1715 Male
1618–1685 Female
Siblings (4)
1657–1709 Female
1660–1752 Female
1662–1722 Male
1663–1663 Female
World Events (2)
1685 · Norway Church
Age 23
1700 · Norwegian calendar change
Age 38
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Toralf, Bjorn, Erik, Jorgen, Kristoffer, Lars, Nils, Sig, Sigvard.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of some 40 places called Birkeland, Byrkjeland, from Old Norse birki ‘birch’ + land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’. Compare Berkland and Birkland .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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