Brief Life History of Søren Peter
When Søren Peter Andersen was born on 9 May 1869, in Sejlflod, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Anders Sørensen, was 35 and his mother, Johanne Marie Johannesdatter, was 27. He married Ane Sophie Christine Petersen on 18 January 1890. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Denmark in 1935 and Centerfield Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 18 November 1957, in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Centerfield Cemetery, Centerfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Soren Peter Anderson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Soren P Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Soren Peter Andersen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1888
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER Mathilda Catharina Larsen Fjeldsted BIRTH 11 Jun 1854 Sweden DEATH 6 Dec 1888 (aged 34) Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah, USA BURIAL Centerfield Cemetery Centerfield, Sanpete County, Utah, USA PLOT E 12 1W MEMORIAL ID 49447468 · View Source
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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1873: Ship "Wisconsin" Anders Sorensen, wife Ane Marie and 2 children are on board.
A Compilation of General Voyage Notes: "ZIONWARD. -- One of the largest companies of the Saints that have ever set sail from this or any other port, left Liverpool for New York on Wednesday, the 2nd …
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