Rigmor Sophia Byhrholdt Nielsen

Brief Life History of Rigmor Sophia Byhrholdt

When Rigmor Sophia Byhrholdt Nielsen was born on 15 February 1896, in Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Frederick Nielsen, was 27 and her mother, Wilhelmine Marie Byhrholdt, was 34. She married John Quale Peterson on 5 June 1923, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States. She lived in United States in 1949 and Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, United States in 1950. She died in January 1976, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 79.

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John Quale Peterson
1891–1963
Rigmor Sophia Byhrholdt Nielsen
1896–1976
Marriage: 5 June 1923

Sources (13)

  • Rigmor N Peterson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Rimor Sophia Byholdt Wilson, "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926"
  • Rigmor Peterson, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1897 · The Utah State Historical Society

The Utah State Historical Society was, founded in 1897 and now part of the Government of Utah's Division of State History. It encourages the research, study, and publication of Utah history. It also publishes a history journal named the Utah Historical Quarterly. The Utah State Historical Society has grown to several thousand members and has published over 300 issues of the Utah Historical Quarterly.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .

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

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