Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Abplanalp was born on 31 May 1857, in Bern, Switzerland, his father, Peter Abplanalp Sr, was 28 and his mother, Margaretha Eggler, was 22. He married Mary Jane Alder on 1 December 1881, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Cochecton, Sullivan, New York, United States in 1860. He died on 7 January 1934, in Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Midway City Cemetery, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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- Peter Alplenalp in household of Peter Alplenalp, "United States Census, 1860"
- Peter Abplanalp, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Peter in entry for Mary J Abplaualp, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States
1863
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Swiss German: topographic name for someone living high on a mountainside, from German ab- ‘below, off’ + Planalp ‘high, flat mountain-meadow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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