Johannes Larsen

Brief Life History of Johannes

When Johannes Larsen was born on 1 May 1845, in Gudum, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Anders Larsen, was 30 and his mother, Maren Nissen, was 32. He married Anna Jensen on 25 November 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1861 and lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880 and Preston, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1910. He died on 11 August 1919, in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Larsen
1845–1919
Anna Jensen
1846–1923
Marriage: 25 November 1866
Mary Anna Larson
1867–1874
John Andrew Larson
1869–1937
Nephi Larson
1872–1953
Willard Larson
1875–1941
James Alma Larson
1877–1926
Louise Larson
1880–1880
Charles Larson
1880–1880
Marinda Larsen
1886–1974
George Lee Larsen
1889–1889
Blanche Larsen
1890–1976

Sources (45)

  • John Larson, "United States Census, 1910"
  • John Larson, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
  • John Larsen in entry for Mary Anne Larsen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Christian Barfuss BIRTH 1 Jun 1800 Bern, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland DEATH 16 Apr 1847 (aged 46) Bern, Switzerland BURIAL Logan City Cemetery Logan, Cache County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 27371672

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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Anders Larsen/ Maren Nissen

Anders Larsen and his wife, Maren Nissen (Jensen) Larsen and four of their children sailed on the ship, Monarch of the Sea, from Liverpool, England to New York. The company consisted of 955 sa …

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