When Lars Larsen Beck was born about 1644, in Byrum, Hals, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Lars Larsen, was 11642 and his mother, Mrs. Lars Larsen, was 11642. He married Margrete Bjørnsdatter before 1680, in Byrum, Læsø, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1724, at the age of 81, and was buried in Byrum, Hals, Hjørring, Denmark.
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The Royal Danish Naval Academy was established in 1701 to educate then commission all officers into the Royal Danish Navy. It is the oldest, still-existing, officers' academy in the world.
The Royal Danish Military Academy educated and commissioned all officers for the Royal Danish Army. The Military Academy function was initiated in 1713 by request of King Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval Academy.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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