Brief Life History of Lauritz
When Lauritz Larsen was born on 14 September 1858, in Denmark, his father, Niels Peter Larsen, was 31 and his mother, Karen Kirstine Svendsen, was 28. He died on 7 September 1859, at the age of 0, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Lauritz Larsen, "Find A Grave Index"
- Lauritz Larsen, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- Larsen, "Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923"
Parents and Siblings
Siblings (9)
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World Events (2)
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
1859 · Copenhagen Zoo
The Copenhagen Zoo was founded in 1859 and is one of the oldest zoos in Europe. It was founded by a ornithologist named Niels Kjaebolling and the first animals that were at the opening were eagles, chickens, ducks, owls, rabbits, a fox, a seal and a turtle. The oldest building still is in use as a stable for the yak exibit. It is open everyday from 9:00am to 8:00pm (20:00).
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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Lauritz Larsen
Lauritz Larsen, born 14 September 1858 in Denmark; died 7 September 1859 in Emigration Canyon, Utah. Remembered at the Pioneer Children’s Memorial; Stone 9 Lauritz Larsen was the second of nine chi …
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