Kirsten Rasmussen

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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Family Time Line

James Peter Larsen
1842–1912
Kirsten Rasmussen
1847–1932
Marriage: 19 January 1863
James Rasmus Larsen
1863–1888
Lewis C Larsen
1866–1868
Hannah Drusilla Larsen
1868–1868
George Heber Larsen
1869–1878
Annie Larsen
1872–1958
Caroline Lucinda Larsen
1874–1945
Mary Justina Larsen
1877–1949
Eliza May Kisty Larsen
1879–1954
Vilate Malinda Larsen
1881–1959
Carrie Romania Larsen
1884–1954
Ole Alonzo Larsen
1886–1951
Alma Lavor Larsen
1890–1971

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"

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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Story Highlight

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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