Ivar Larsen Praestegaard

12 December 1765–1807 (Age 41)
Hafslo, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

The Life Summary of Ivar

When Ivar Larsen Praestegaard was born on 12 December 1765, in Hafslo, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, his father, Lars Olsen Wengum, was 24 and his mother, Gjertrud Jensen Hess, was 34. He married Martha Rolandsdotter on 3 May 1793, in Hafslo, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. He died in 1807, in Hafslo, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, at the age of 42.

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Family Time Line

Ivar Larsen Praestegaard
1765–1807
Martha Rolandsdotter
1773–
Marriage: 3 May 1793
Lars Iversen
1793–
Per or Peder
1799–
Ole Iversen
1796–1878
Ingebrigt Iversen
1798–1844
Peder Iversen
1802–
Erich Iversen
1805–1881

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 May 1793Hafslo, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (1)

    1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
    Age 36
    It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Larison
    Lawrence
    Larrison

    Sources (18)

    • Iver Larsen in entry for Lars Iversen and Chirstie Olsdr, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
    • Iver Larsen Houge in entry for Ingebrigt Iversen Høstager, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
    • Iver Houge in entry for Erich Iversen, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"

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