Brief Life History of Kirsten
When Kirsten Rasmussen was born on 21 January 1847, in Falkerslev, Falkerslev, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark, her father, Rasmus Larsen, was 36 and her mother, Caroline Olsen, was 35. She married James Peter Larsen on 19 January 1863, in Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She immigrated to United States in 1853 and lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1920 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930. She died on 27 January 1932, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Sources (41)
- Kristy Larsen, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Kirstie Larsen Larsen - birth: 21 June 1847;
- Kisty Larsen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
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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1853: John E. Forsgren Company. Rasmus Larsen, wife Karen and 5 children in this company.
Transcript Transcript for Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company: Thursday, May 19. At noon we left our camp in Keokuk, and in the evening made camp ten English miles out. Fri …
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