Brief Life History of Lars
When Lars Jacobsen was born in 1743, in Tveit, Meland, Hordaland, Norway, his father, Jacob Olsen, was 53 and his mother, Marite Larsdatter, was 41. He married Gunnela Persdatter on 8 May 1763, in Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Lindås, Hordaland, Norway in 1801. He died in 1807, in Nedre Tveiten, Alversund, Hordaland, Norway, at the age of 64, and was buried in Alver, Lindås, Hordaland, Norway.
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- Lars Jacobsen in household of Lars Larsen, "Norway Census, 1801"
- Lars Jacobsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
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1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Jorgen, Nils, Anders, Gudrun, Iver, Knud, Alf, Bjorn, Borge, Fredrik.
Danish, Norwegian, North German, and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Jacob . Compare Jacobson and Jakobsen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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