Brief Life History of John Engelhardt
When John Engelhardt Petersen was born on 6 February 1873, in Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Christen Pedersen, was 27 and his mother, Ane Birgithe Victorine Rønne, was 27. He immigrated to United States in 1890 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1942. He died on 17 July 1942, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (16)
- John A Peaterson in household of Chris Peaterson, "United States Census, 1920"
- John Engelhart Petersen, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"
- John E. Petersen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Niels, Jorgen, Holger, Anders, Einer, Aksel, Bent, Gunner, Knud.
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Peter .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Pedersen or Pettersen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Our Two Bachelor Uncles John E. Petersen & Carl N.R. Petersen by Morris S. Petersen August 2006
Our grandparents, Christen Petersen and Ane Birgithe Victorine Ronne Petersen immigrated to America from Denmark in 1890 following their conversion from the Lutheran Church to the Church of Jesus Chri …
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