When Johannes Larsen was born in 1794, in Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway, his father, Lars Jonsen Olsen, was 29 and his mother, Karen Pedersdatter, was 31. He married Cathrine Arentsdatter on 30 April 1819. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 27 May 1827, in his hometown, at the age of 33.
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1794–1827 Male
1788–1872 Female
1819–1884 Male
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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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