Brief Life History of Rasmus
When Rasmus Larsen was born on 20 September 1810, in Fanefjord, Møn, Denmark, his father, Lars Jørgen Christiansen, was 49 and his mother, Maren Rasmusdatter, was 39. He married Caroline Olsen on 9 March 1838, in Horbelev, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Falkerslev, Falkerslev, Nykøbing, Denmark for about 10 years. He died on 14 November 1886, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery, Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Sources (42)
- Erasmus Larsen, "United States Census, 1870"
- Rasmus Larsen birth/christening record - Kirkebøger; Denmark, Præstø, Fanefjord (1788-1815)
- Rasmus Larsen, "BillionGraves Index"
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Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1824
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER A Gustram BIRTH 24 Nov 1821 DEATH 3 Oct 1824 (aged 2) BURIAL Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah, USA PLOT 13 MEMORIAL ID 67193998 · View Source
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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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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