Jens Larsen (1708 - abt. 1764)

Born 1708 in Vestre Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norge

Died about 1764 at about age 56 in at sea [uncertain]

Biography

Jens Larsen was born in Norway

Jens was born in 1708 at Vestsida, Porsgrunn.^[1] He was the son of Lars Corneliussen and Berte Jensdatter.^[1][2]

He died about 1764.^[3]

A probate was held on 11 August 1764 at Vestsida, Porsgrunn after the deceased brothers Jens Larsen and Mads Larsen, both died abroad as sailors. Their siblings inherit:

• Sister Margrete Larsdatter married to Christen Torbjørnsen in vestre Porsgrunn,
• sister Marie Larsdatter deceased and of marriage of the late Thomas Bjørntvedt left a daughter
  • Liuf Thomasdatter married to Niels Lorentsen hammersmedsvend (hammersmith journeyman) at Hære in Bamble,
• sister Maria Larsdatter deceased and of marriage to Ernst Meyer left the son
  • Hans Ernstsen living in Porsgrunn.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0001: Parish register (official) no. I 1, 1701-1716. Chronological list page 139. 23 Sep 1708: Til daaben Lauritz Corneliusens barn nafnl |: Anders :|. (The names of the two children who were baptised on this day have obviously been swapped. This must be Jens Larsen. LBK)
2. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Probate records at Digitalarkivet. Nedre Telemark Sorenskriveri SAKO/A-135/H/Hb/Hba/L0014, 1757-1764 page 422b. Vestre Porsgrunn 19 Nov 1762: Berte Jensdatter.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Scanned Norwegian Probate records at Digitalarkivet. Nedre Telemark Sorenskriveri SAKO/A-135/H/Hb/Hba/L0014, 1757-1764 page 658b. Vestre Porsgrunn 11 Aug 1764: Jens Larsen og Mads Larsen.

Acknowledgements

Larsen-5784 was created on 16 December 2019 from the Solumslekt database ID # 11431 by Leif Biberg Kristensen.