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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Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
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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.
Possible Related NamesThis 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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