Brief Life History of Pehr
When Pehr Larsson was born on 9 October 1750, in Alböke, Kalmar, Sweden, his father, Lars Larsson, was 27 and his mother, Kerstin Persdotter, was 31. He married Karin Andersdotter on 30 December 1771. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 11 July 1826, in Ormöga, Alböke, Kalmar, Sweden, at the age of 75.
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- Pehr Larsson in entry for Maria, "Sweden, Västmanland Church Records, 1538-1901; index 1622-1860"
- Per Larsson in entry for Kirstin, "Sweden, Kalmar Church Records, 1577-1907; index 1625-1860"
- Pär Larsson in entry for Anders, "Sweden, Kalmar Church Records, 1577-1907; index 1625-1860"
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World Events (2)
1809
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
1814
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.
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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