Brief Life History of Christian
Christian Larsen was born on 28 August 1806 as the son of Lars Clausen and Marthe Pedersdatter. He married Anne Syversdatter on 5 October 1827, in Oslo, Norway. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 23 September 1873, at the age of 67.
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- Christian Larsen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Kristian Larsen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Christian Larsen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
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Children (9)
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World Events (8)
1810 · Vaccinations
Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33
1810 · Ole Bull
Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.
1825 · Sloopers
First organized group of emigrants to leave Norway. First emigration to America began with the Sloopers who left in an undersized sloop “Restauration” sailed from Stavanger, Norway on July 4th, 1825.
Name Meaning
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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