Petrine Antomine Petersen

Brief Life History of Petrine Antomine

When Petrine Antomine Petersen was born on 15 February 1860, in Voer, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Peter Petersen, was 28 and her mother, Marie Thomasdatter, was 18. She married Christian Jorgensen on 26 September 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900 and Emery, Emery, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 7 January 1913, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christian Jorgensen
1853–1928
Petrine Antomine Petersen
1860–1913
Marriage: 26 September 1878
George Christian Jorgensen
1879–1889
Peter Wilford Jorgensen
1880–1960
Marinda Petrina Jorgensen
1883–1972
Mary Kirstena Jorgensen
1884–1966
Alma Moroni Jorgensen
1886–1969
Josephine Rosetta Jorgensen
1888–1970
George Benjamin Jorgensen
1890–1974
Nephi Jorgensen
1892–1974
Anthon Jorgensen
1896–1927
Joseph Lorenzo Jorgensen
1899–1987

Sources (39)

  • Katrina A Jorgensen, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Petrine Antomine Pedersen-birth 1860
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1862

Historical Boundaries: 1862: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

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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A Brief History of My Great Grandmother Petrine Jorgensen

Petrine Antomine Peterson Jorgensen was born Feb. 15, 1860 in Gersholk, Denmark. She came with her parents to America when she was 6 years old. They embraced the gospel in their native land. They went …

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