When Rachel Sylvia Petersen was born on 9 June 1897, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, her father, Peter Jorgen Petersen, was 39 and her mother, Ellen Johanne Walborg Larsen, was 27. She married William Lamont Glover on 14 June 1922, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 31 October 1982, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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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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