When Charley Elmer Petersen was born on 23 June 1904, in Thatcher, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Hjalmar Gustav Petersen, was 26 and his mother, Flora Marie Fredericksen, was 18. He married Anna Marguerite Andersen on 1 September 1927, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1910 and Penrose, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 27 November 1978, in Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Deweyville, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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Swedish-Norwegian union was legally dissolved. Norway became a free country in 1905. Danish Prince, Carl Fredrik, became King of Norway, and chose as his name, King Håkon VII. From then on the king was a titular head only.
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Niels, Jorgen, Holger, Anders, Einer, Aksel, Bent, Gunner, Knud.
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Peter .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Pedersen or Pettersen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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