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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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.
Possible Related NamesThe 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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