Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Taufen was born on 24 November 1863, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, Theodore Taufen, was 44 and his mother, Anna Elizabeth Winter, was 38. He married Theresa Hansen on 7 February 1887, in Stearns, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Saint Joseph Township, Stearns, Minnesota, United States for about 30 years and St. Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, United States in 1920. He died on 31 December 1922, in Minnesota, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Jacobs Prairie, Stearns, Minnesota, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (25)
- Peter Taufen, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Peter Taufen - birth: about 1863; Illinois, United States
- Peter Taufen Or Taufan, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
Spouse and Children
1863–1922 Male
1867–1930 Female
Children (13)
1888–1973 Female
1889–1965 Female
1891–1968 Male
1893–1979 Male
1896–1980 Female
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1819–1881 Male
1825–1909 Female
Siblings (6)
1857–1943 Male
1860–1880 Male
1863–1922 Male
1866–1944 Female
1869– Female
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World Events (8)
1865
Age 2
1867 · The Chicago Water Tower
Age 4
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 18
Name Meaning
form of the name of the best-known of all Christ's apostles, traditionally regarded as the founder of the Christian Church. The name derives, via Latin, from Greek petros ‘stone, rock’. This is used as a translation of the Aramaic byname Cephas, given to the apostle Simon son of Jona, to distinguish him from another of the same name ( Simon Zelotes ). ‘When Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone’ (John 1:42). According to Matthew 16:17–18, Christ says more explicitly, ‘Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona … thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church’. The name has been in continuous use since the Middle Ages.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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