Christian Gundersen Pedersen

Brief Life History of Christian Gundersen

When Christian Gundersen Pedersen was born on 1 October 1897, in Ullerup, Aggersborg, Øster Han, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Jacob Pedersen Hedegaard, was 34 and his mother, Jensine Marie Jensen, was 22. He lived in Aggersborg, Øster Han, Hjørring, Denmark in 1911. He died in 1921, in Denmark, at the age of 24, and was buried in Denmark.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Pedersen Hedegaard
1863–1933
Jensine Marie Jensen
1875–1915
Petrine Hedegaard Pedersen
1896–1919
Christian Gundersen Pedersen
1897–1921
Maren Kirstine Pedersen Hedegaard
1899–1920
Petra Helene Hedegaard
1903–1996
Erna Hedegaard
1912–1998

Sources (2)

  • Christian Hedegård in household of Jakob Pedersen Hedegård, "Denmark Census, 1911"
  • Christian Gundersen 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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