Martine Larsen

Brief Life History of Martine

When Martine Larsen was born on 27 May 1850, in Hellinge, Halsted, Halsted Klosters, Denmark, her father, Peder Larsen, was 37 and her mother, Ane Kirstine Nielsdatter, was 31. She married William Bench Jr on 11 October 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 10 August 1933, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Bench Jr
1840–1920
Martine Larsen
1850–1933
Marriage: 11 October 1869
Clara Christine Bench
1870–1872
Charles Enos Larsen Bench
1872–1880
Francis Ann Bench
1873–1959
Thomas Edward Bench
1874–1880
Clarence Ferdinand Bench
1877–1880
Letitia Bench
1879–1962
William Ewart Bench
1881–1951
Arthur Octavius Bench
1882–1912
Harold Wallace Bench
1885–1919
Samuel Exile Bench
1888–1964

Sources (32)

  • Martina Bench in household of William Bench, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Martine Larsen - Memory of Someone: Memory of a parent: birth-name: Martini Larson
  • Martine Bench, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks

The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

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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Martine Larson

The Ship Thornton: 1856 (ship lost at sea in 1869) This is the information from the ship manifest. The Larsons were on the lower mid deck. 476 Peter Larson 43 M Denm …

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