Caroline Olsen

Brief Life History of Caroline

When Caroline Olsen was born on 3 April 1811, in Horreby, Nykøbing, Denmark, her father, Ole Rasmussen Brand, was 40 and her mother, Kirsten Jensdatter, was 29. She married Rasmus Larsen on 9 March 1838, in Horbelev, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Falkerslev, Falkerslev, Nykøbing, Denmark for about 10 years. She died on 29 March 1892, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery, Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rasmus Larsen
1810–1886
Caroline Olsen
1811–1892
Marriage: 9 March 1838
Lewis Rasmussen Larsen
1838–1923
Mary Christina Rasmussen
1841–1924
Anne Rasmussen
1843–1853
Kirsten Rasmussen
1847–1932
Ole Larson
1850–1928

Sources (33)

  • Caroline Larsen, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Karen Olsdatter birth/christening - Denmark Church Books (Maribo, Horreby)
  • Karen Olsen Larsen, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1824

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER A Gustram BIRTH 24 Nov 1821 DEATH 3 Oct 1824 (aged 2) BURIAL Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah, USA PLOT 13 MEMORIAL ID 67193998 · View Source

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .

German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

1853: John E. Forsgren Company. Rasmus Larsen, wife Karen and 5 children in this company.

Transcript Transcript for Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company: Thursday, May 19. At noon we left our camp in Keokuk, and in the evening made camp ten English miles out. Fri …

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