Marta Georgiana Larsen

1803-1887

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Marta Georgiana Larsen

Marta Georgiana Larsen

Born: October 10, 1803, Fogn, Finnøy, Rogaland, Norway
Died: October 18, 1887 (age 84), Rochester, NY, USA
Married: December 25, 1824, to Lars Larsen Geilane (b.1786) in Stavanger, Norway
Emigrated: July 4, 1825, from Stavanger, Norway

Children (8):

  • Margaret A. Larson (1825–1916)
  • Inger Marie Larson (1827–1920)
  • Lydia Glazier Larson (1828–1899)
  • Elias Tastad Larson (1831–1907)
  • Martha Jane Larson (1832–1914)
  • Clara Elisabeth Larson (1834–1907)
  • George Monroe Larson (1841–1912)
  • Georgiana Henrietta Larson (1845–1928)

U.S. Census Records:
1850, 1860, 1865, 1880 – Rochester, NY

Sources:
FamilySearch. Marta Georgiana Jørgensdatter Eie (1803–1887)
Eide, O. J. (2005). The First Emigrants from Rogaland to America
Anderson, R. B. (1896). The First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration

Image found in Anderson, R. B. (1896). The First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration
Image found in Anderson, R. B. (1896), The First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration. The child who was born on the Restoration in 1825.
Image: Marta and Lars's residence in Rochester, NY. Found in Anderson, R. B. (1896), The First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration.

Topp bilete: Marta Larsen i midten. Familiefoto funne i Anderson, R. B. (1896). The First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration.

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