Brief Life History of Gjertrud Marie
When Gjertrud Marie Bentsdatter or Rolfsen was born on 29 May 1830, in Risør, Aust-Agder, Norway, her father, Bent Rolfsen, was 38 and her mother, Gjertrud Marie Wrolsdatter, was 31. She married Canute Peterson on 9 November 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 25 November 1914, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery, Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Gertrud M Petersen, "United States Census, 1910"
- Gertrude Maria Petersen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Mariah in entry for Jacob Peterson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
Jewish (Israeli): from Hebrew or ‘light’, a Hebraicized form of various original Ashkenazic surnames.
Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 柯, see Ke 1.
Chinese: Hokkien form of the surname 胡, see Hu 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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