Brief Life History of Wellom
When Wellom Larsson was born in 1665, in Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden, his father, Lars Lauritz Persson Brems, was 32 and his mother, Anna Amundsdotter, was 28. He married Ingebor Marcusdotter on 6 June 1693, in Valla, Västra Götaland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 13 April 1748, in Valla, Västra Götaland, Sweden, at the age of 83.
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- Willom Larsson and Ingebor Marcüsdotter, Marriage, 1694
- Willom Larsson, Death, 1748
- Vellom Larsson in entry for Kary, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
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Parents and Siblings
Siblings (8)
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World Events (5)
1685
King Charles II barred Jews from settling in Stockholm.
1698
King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.
1700 · The Great Northern War
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.
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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