Brief Life History of Laurits
When Laurits Larsen was born on 14 February 1855, in Vor Frue, Ålborghus, 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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- Louis Larsen in household of John Larsen, "United States Census, 1870"
- Larsen Birth Record Vor Frue Ålborg, Ålborg, Denmark
- Lauritz (Louis) Larsen gravesite image Find a Grave Sanpete, Utah
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World Events (8)
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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
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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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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