Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Larsen was born on 25 September 1856, in Ogallala, Keith, Nebraska, United States, his father, Johannes Larsen, was 32 and his mother, Ane Jorgensdatter, was 30. He died on 1 December 1856, in Green River, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 0, and was buried in Pioneer Children's Memorial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (2)
- Joseph Larsen, "Find a Grave Index"
- Joseph Larsen, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Joseph Larsen born and died 1856 crossing the plains on the way to Zion.
Johannes Larson and his wife Anna joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Denmark. They were both baptized August !8, !850. They had a great desire to come to Zion …
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