Sigvart Jeppesen

23 October 1851–3 February 1890 (Age 38)
Kirke Hvalsø, Roskilde, Denmark

The Life Summary of Sigvart

When Sigvart Jeppesen was born on 23 October 1851, in Kirke Hvalsø, Roskilde, Denmark, his father, Peder Nielsen Jeppesen, was 35 and his mother, Caroline Sophia Sørensen, was 29. He died on 3 February 1890, in Mantua, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Mantua, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Sigvart Jeppesen
1851–1890
Elizabeth Ellen Richards
1870–1886

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World Events (8)

1854 · St. George's Hall
Age 3
In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 3
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1863
Age 12
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Ejner, Jeppe, Jorgen, Karsten.Danish: patronymic from Jeppe, a pet form of the personal name Jakob (see Jacob ).

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

Possible Related Names

Jeppsen
Jepperson
Jacob

Sources (13)

  • Seward Jepsen in household of Peter N Jepsen, "United States Census, 1880"
  • United States Census, 1880 Seward Jepsen
  • Sigvard Jeppesen, "Find A Grave Index"

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