Johan Peuhkurinen

Male9 August 1862–1 January 1961

Brief Life History of Johan

When Johan Peuhkurinen was born on 9 August 1862, in Sortavalan maalaiskunta, Viipuri, Finland, his father, Matti Juhananp Peuhkurinen, was 23 and his mother, Helena Mattsdotter Pulli, was 24. He married Maria Pitkanen on 12 April 1891, in Sortavala, Viipuri, Finland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 1 January 1961, in United States, at the age of 98.

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Family Time Line

Johan Peuhkurinen
1862–1961
Maria Pitkanen
1869–1961
Marriage: 12 April 1891
Anna Maria Peuhkurinen
1892–1952
Johan Aksel Peuhkurinen
1893–1893
Matti Peuhkurinen
1894–
Johan Anton Peuhkurinen
1896–1983
Antti Armas Peuhkurinen
1898–
Ida Elisabeth Peuhkurinen
1899–1899
Ida Peuhkurinen
1900–1900
Aina Peuhkurinen
1900–

Sources (2)

  • John Peuhkurinen in entry for Anna Marie Nissen, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
  • Johan Peuhkurinen, "Finland, Baptisms, 1657-1890"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 April 1891Sortavala, Viipuri, Finland
  • Children (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 1

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1864

    Age 2

    Finnish peasants allowed to buy land.

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 28

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    Name Meaning

    Older Scottish spelling of Joan , which was traditionally pronounced as two syllables.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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