Brief Life History of Lars Knutson
When Lars Knutson Quissel was born on 28 July 1818, his father, Knud Larsen Quissel, was 18 and his mother, Ambjør Evensdotter, was 17. He married Gjertrud Knudsdotter on 1 April 1850, in Vestre Slidre, Oppland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Pleasant Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States in 1870. He died on 29 October 1904, in White, Brookings, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in White, Brookings, South Dakota, United States.
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- Lars Knudson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Lars Knudsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Lars K Quissel, "South Dakota, Grave Registration Records, 1940-1941"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
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1820 · Making States Equal
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1843 · Edvard Grieg
Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,
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equivalent of Laurence ; one of the most perennially popular names in Sweden and Denmark.
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