Lars Christian Geertson

Brief Life History of Lars Christian

When Lars Christian Geertson was born on 13 May 1832, in Vust, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Geert Larsen, was 31 and his mother, Ane Marie Knudsdatter, was 40. He married Marie Christiansen in 1861, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Lemhi Valley, Lemhi, Idaho, United States in 1880 and Baker, Lemhi, Idaho, United States in 1920. He died on 2 October 1925, in Salmon, Lemhi, Idaho, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Lemhi, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lars Christian Geertson
1832–1925
Marie Christiansen
1838–1898
Marriage: 1861
George Lorenzo Geertson
1862–1862
Georgine Marie Geertson
1864–1943
Laura Sophronie Geertson
1866–1955
Louis Franklin Geertson
1868–1942
George Albert Geertson
1870–1925
Geeertsen
1873–
Leonora Theresa Geertson
1874–1949
Lillian Bella Geertson
1877–1966

Sources (29)

  • Larz C Geertson in household of George A Geertson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lars Christian Geertsen - birth: 13 May 1832; Vust, Thisted, Denmark
  • Lars Christian Geertson, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)

The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.

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.

Name Meaning

equivalent of Laurence ; one of the most perennially popular names in Sweden and Denmark.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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Soren Christian Pedersen. Entries from the missionary journal of P. C. Geertsen

Entries about Soren Christian Pedersen as recorded in the Journal of Peter Christian Geertsen 1855-1864. Translated by Richard L. Jensen (October 1855 - June 5 1860) and Ulla Christensen (June 6 1860 …

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