When Lars Andersen was born on 6 March 1829, in Atterup, Grevinge, Ods, Holbæk, Denmark, his father, Anders Jensen, was 51 and his mother, Ellen Madsdatter, was 42. He married Mariane Mortensdatter on 7 June 1855. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Højby, Ods, Holbæk, Denmark in 1850 and Ottestrup, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark for about 20 years. He died on 6 September 1898, in Vedbynørre, Ottestrup, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark, at the age of 69, and was buried in Ottestrup, Ottestrup, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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