Sarah Larsen

19 April 1853–25 October 1936 (Age 83)
Vor Frue, Ålborg, Denmark

The Life Summary of Sarah

When Sarah Larsen was born on 19 April 1853, in Vor Frue, Ålborg, Denmark, her father, Johannes Larsen, was 29 and her mother, Ane Jorgensdatter, was 27. She married Jens Rasmussen Clausen on 29 January 1873, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1856 and lived in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 25 October 1936, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jens Rasmussen Clausen
1853–1917
Sarah Larsen
1853–1936
Marriage: 29 January 1873
Hettie Geneva Clawson
1875–1960
James Clinton Clawson
1876–1973
Sarah Virginia Clawson
1878–1962
Anna Jeneve Clawson
1881–1922
Alderman Clawson
1884–1926
Lloyd Clawson
1888–1957

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 January 1873Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
    Age 6
    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
    Age 6
    Historical Boundaries: 1859: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
    Age 22
    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    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

    Story Highlight

    1856: Ship "Thornton" Johannes Larsen, wife Ane Jorgensen and children, Christiana, Sara and Lauritz are passengers.

    Life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit: "Thursday, 1st May 1856. Passengers embarked on the Ship Thornton, took possession of their berths as allotted to them; by the evening, order and t …

    Sources (25)

    • Sarah Larson in household of Jno Larson, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Sarah Larson in entry for Eldarman Olenson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Sarah L Clawsen in household of James Clawsen, "United States Census, 1910"

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