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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- 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"
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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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