Brief Life History of Peder
When Peder Pedersen was born on 4 December 1855, in Haug, Norderhov, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Peder Ingebrigtsen, was 40 and his mother, Berethe Andersdatter, was 37. He married Otilie Torgersdatter on 1 October 1878, in Modum, Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway in 1900 and Maple Park, Kane, Illinois, United States in 1900.
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- Peter Peterson, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Peder PEDERSEN Sorken - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth-name: Peder PEDERSEN Sorken
- Peder Pedersen Ulen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
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World Events (8)
1858
Historical Boundaries 1858: Polk, Minnesota, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.
English: variant of Peterson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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