Brief Life History of Catharina Hedwig
When Catharina Hedwig Petersen was born about 1691, her father, Christoph Petersen, was 18 and her mother, Anna Guhlka, was 17. She married Hinrich Ovens on 24 April 1714, in Oldesloe, Stormarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died on 15 March 1762, in Bliestorf, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany, at the age of 72.
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- Marriage and death information for Catharina Hedwig Petersen
- Catrine Hedwig Ostner im Eintrag für Christopher Friedrich Ostner, „Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971“
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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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