Brief Life History of Jacob Friedrich
When Jacob Friedrich Petersen was born on 23 March 1774, in Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany, his father, Hans Juergen Petersen, was 42 and his mother, Maria Catharina Lorenzen, was 36. He married Charlotte Christiane Amalia Hansen on 21 March 1804. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He died on 21 April 1846, in Berend, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, at the age of 72.
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- Friederich Petersen, "Denmark Census, 1835"
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1813 · Germans defeat Napolean in Leipzig
On Oct 19, 1813, Germany defeats Napolean. The commanding officer for the Allied side was Prince Karl Phillipp Schwarzenberg.
1814
The Congress of Vienna established the German Confederation of 39 independent German states.
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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