Edwin Fritjof Petersson

Brief Life History of Edwin Fritjof

When Edwin Fritjof Petersson was born on 9 May 1883, in Surte, Västra Götaland, Sweden, his father, Johannes Petersen, was 53 and his mother, Charlotta Cristoffersdotter, was 43. He married Johanna Magdalena Lundgren on 1 September 1907. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1935 and Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 16 January 1952, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Fritjof Petersson
1883–1952
Hedvig Elvira Nilsson
1889–1928
Marriage: 31 March 1913
Charles Hilmer Peterson
1913–2002
Eric Isador Peterson
1915–1998
Anna Charlotta Peterson
1919–1984

Sources (30)

  • Edwin Peterson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Edwin Fritjof Peterson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Edwin F. Peterson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1890 · The Tabernacle is Dedicated

On October 26, 1890, the Tabernacle was dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Berno, Bernt, Bjorn, Erik, Fredrik, Gudrun, Holger, Joakim, Karsten, Knut, Niklas, Per.

Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Petter, a vernacular form of Peter . Compare Peterson 2 and Petterson .

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

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