When Olof Säg Larsson was born on 8 January 1842, in Sweden, his father, Lars Larsson, was 42 and his mother, Anna Olsdotter, was 38. He married Johanna Gustava Andersdotter on 27 November 1875, in Hallsberg, Örebro, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 10 September 1927, in Hallsberg, Örebro, Sweden, at the age of 85, and was buried in Sorby, Gotland, Sweden.
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The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
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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