When Christen Martinus Morten Larsen was born on 23 June 1888, in Manstrup, Bejstrup, Øster Han, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Morten Larsen, was 40 and his mother, Maren Christensen, was 35. He married Petrea Johanne Pedersen on 22 March 1912, in Aggersborg, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bejstrup, Øster Han, Hjørring, Denmark for about 24 years and Bejstrup, Ålborghus, Denmark in 1930.
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World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.
Denmark signs 10-year non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany.
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.
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