Lewis Rasmussen Larsen

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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Family Time Line

Lewis Rasmussen Larsen
1838–1923
Thursa Malinda Whitlock
1844–1912
Marriage: 12 April 1861
Hannah Caroline Larsen
1862–1895
Thursa Malinda Larsen
1864–1939
Lewis Adelbert Larsen
1866–1933
Charles Andrew Larsen
1869–1951
Mary Jane Angelina Larsen
1871–1951
Minnie Virginia Larsen
1874–1899
Annie Mae Larsen
1877–1957
Adelbert Roy Larsen
1879–1938
Vilate Elizabeth Larson
1882–1919
Silis Ray Larson
1885–1888
Sanford Ross Larson
1885–1965
Kisty Evelyn Larsen
1887–1974
Edna Myrtle Larson
1890–1893

Sources (63)

  • Lars Rasmussen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
  • Lars Rasmussen, Birth 10 Jul 1838, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
  • Louis Larsen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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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