Hindrich Larsson

Brief Life History of Hindrich

When Hindrich Larsson was born on 27 December 1663, in Husby, Dalarna, Sweden, his father, Lars Hindicksson, was 25 and his mother, Ella Göransdotter, was 30. He married Karin Mattsdotter on 1 November 1696, in Stora Skedvi, Kopparberg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 1 February 1749, in Husby, Kopparberg, Sweden, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Hindrich Larsson
1663–1749
Karin Mattsdotter
1668–1740
Marriage: 1 November 1696
Lars Hendriksson
1697–1701
Karin Hendriksdotter
1699–
Margta Hendriksdotter
1701–1703
Anna Hendriksdotter
1701–1715
Henric Hendriksson
1702–
Anders Hendriksson
1705–1706
Pehr Henricsson
1707–1763
Lars Hendriksson
1709–1719
Matts Hendriksson
1711–1719

Sources (11)

  • Hindrich, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
  • Henric Larsson in entry for Anna Hindriksson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
  • Henric Larsson in entry for Anders Hindriksson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"

World Events (5)

1685

King Charles II barred Jews from settling in Stockholm.

1698

King Charles II invaded Denmark. Forced Danish King to sign Peace of Travendal.

1700 · The Great Northern War

By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Erik, Anders, Fredrik, Nels, Nils, Olle, Per, Sten, Algot, Birgit, Bjorn. German Bernhard, Hans, Markus, Oskar.

Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.

Americanized form of Norwegian and rare North German or Danish patronymic Larssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Larsen and Larson 1.

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

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