Brief Life History of Lewis
When Lewis Rasmussen Larsen was born on 10 July 1838, in Falkerslev, Falkerslev, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark, his father, Rasmus Larsen, was 27 and his mother, Caroline Olsen, was 27. He married Thursa Malinda Whitlock on 12 April 1861, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Falkerslev, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark in 1845. He died on 18 June 1923, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Ephraim Park Cemetery, Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Lars Rasmussen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Lars Rasmussen, Birth 10 Jul 1838, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Louis Larsen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Jorgen, Niels, Bent, Holger, Thor, Borge, Knute, Per, Alf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Rasmus .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Lewis Larsen by G. V. Larsen
This biography is the first to my knowledge ever compiled on the life of Lewis Larsen. The reason I choose to tell the story of his life is because he was my great-grandfather. He was not a well- …
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