Lars Andersen

Brief Life History of Lars

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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Family Time Line

Lars Andersen
1829–1898
Maren Christensen
1842–1926
Marriage: 25 November 1864
Ole Andersen
1865–
Karen Kirstine Andersen
1868–
Hanne Marie Andersen
1870–
Sofie Marie Andersen
1874–
Anna Kristine Andersen
1881–

Sources (44)

  • Lars Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1880"
  • Lars Andersen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941" Marriage to Ane Kirstine Pedersen
  • Lars Andersen. Død og begravelse

World Events (4)

1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)

The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.

1849

Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.

1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish

Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.

Name Meaning

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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