Brief Life History of Laurits
When Laurits Larsen was born on 14 February 1855, in Vor Frue, Ålborg, Denmark, his father, Johannes Larsen, was 31 and his mother, Ane Jorgensdatter, was 29. He married Mena Beck on 3 May 1881, in Ålborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 29 March 1897, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (19)
- Louis Larsen in household of John Larsen, "United States Census, 1870"
- Louis Larsen in entry for Bryant Beck Larsen and Cora Wall Allen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Lewis Larsen in entry for Mena Beck Larsen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
Spouse and Children
1855–1897 Male
1861–1934 Female
Children (6)
1883–1967 Male
1885–1969 Female
1887–1903 Female
1889–1978 Male
1893–1999 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1823–1895 Male
1825–1900 Female
Siblings (11)
1851–1909 Female
1853–1936 Female
1855–1897 Male
1856–1856 Male
1858–1938 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
Age 4
1863
Age 8
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
Age 12
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.
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 …
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