Brief Life History of Petrine Hedegaard
When Petrine Hedegaard Pedersen was born on 1 February 1896, in Ullerup, Aggersborg, Øster Han, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Jacob Pedersen Hedegaard, was 32 and her mother, Jensine Marie Jensen, was 20. She lived in Aggersborg, Øster Han, Hjørring, Denmark in 1916. She died on 21 November 1919, in Skørping, Hellum, Ålborg, Denmark, at the age of 23, and was buried in Aggersborg, Øster Han, Hjørring, Denmark.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Petrine Hedegård in household of Jacob P Hedegård, "Denmark Census, 1916"
- Petrine Hedeggard Pedersen, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
World Events (2)
1914
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
1917
The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.
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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