Brief Life History of Lars
When Lars Johansen was born on 19 March 1841, in Tretten, Øyer, Oppland, Norway, his father, Johannes Larsen, was 25 and his mother, Kiersti Johannesdatter Strangsted, was 25. He married Gunhild Peterson on 28 December 1871, in Kvam, Nord-Fron, Oppland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States in 1920 and Unity, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States in 1930. He died on 24 April 1935, in Strum, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Strum, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Lars Johnson in household of Ludvig Johnson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Lars Johannesen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Lars Johnson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
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1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Per, Niels, Nils, Thor, Johan, Bjorn, Lars, Oluf, Borge, Holger, Jarl.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Johan (Scandinavian), Johann (German), vernacular forms of Johannes (see John ). Compare Johanson and Johnson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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