Peter Johansen Sandberg

Brief Life History of Peter Johansen

When Peter Johansen Sandberg was born in 1782, in Ålborg, Denmark, his father, Johan Nielsen Sandberg, was 34 and his mother, Karen Pedersdatter, was 33. He married Dorthe Madsdatter Kiær on 15 December 1815, in Sebber, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Sebber, Slet, Ålborg, Denmark for about 26 years. He died on 18 March 1852, at the age of 70, and was buried in Sebber, Ålborghus, Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Peter Johansen Sandberg
1782–1852
Dorthe Madsdatter Kiær
1784–1838
Marriage: 15 December 1815
Karen Pedersen
1816–1875
Johan Pedersen
1818–
Niels Christian Pedersen
1820–
Anne Marie Pedersdatter
1823–1893
Else Marie Pedersdatter
1825–1880

Sources (19)

  • Peder Johansen Sandberg, "Denmark Census, 1850"
  • death Peder Johansen Sandborg
  • Peder Sandborg in entry for Else Marie Pedersdatter, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Bjorn, Nels, Nils, Algot, Bertel, Evald, Fredrik, Joakim, Ove, Per.

Swedish and Danish: ornamental name composed of the elements sand ‘sand’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’.

Norwegian: habitational name from any of the three farmsteads named with sand ‘sand’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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