Brief Life History of Peder
When Peder Pedersen was born on 30 January 1889, in Visborg, Hadsund, Nordjylland, Denmark, his father, Christen Pedersen, was 32 and his mother, Ane Kristiansen, was 28. He married Elvine Othilde Larsen on 1 January 1913, in Worthington, Nobles, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Visborg, Hindsted, Ålborg, Denmark in 1890 and Logan Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 22 June 1945, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 56.
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Sources (15)
- Peter A Peterson, "United States Census, 1940"
- Peter Peterson, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
- Peter J Peterson, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1891 · The Logan Tabernacle is Dedicated
The Logan Tabernacle was dedicated by Wilford Woodruff in 1891 and has been a center piece of Logan since then. In the late 1980's, the Tabernacle underwent a restoration project that restored all the original pioneer designs. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1975.
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.
English: variant of Peterson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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