Brief Life History of James Peter
When James Peter Larsen was born on 22 October 1850, in Hellevad, Slesvig, Denmark, his father, Lars Christian Olesen, was 34 and his mother, Ane Steffensdr, was 39. He married Christina Petrina Harbesen on 13 November 1874, in Horsens, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1920 and Groveland, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1930. He died on 3 July 1937, in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Groveland, Bingham, Idaho, United States.
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- James P M Larsen, "United States Census, 1920"
- James Peter Larsen, "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935"
- James P Larsen, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866
Historical Boundaries 1879: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
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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HISTORY OF JAMES PETER LARSEN SR. AND CHRISTINA PETRINA HARBISON
James Peter Larsen was born October 22, 1850 in Hellevard, Denmark. Christina Petrina Harbison was born August 3, 1851. James was 24 years old and Christina was 23, when they were married on Novemb …
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