When Karen Marie Pedersen was born on 12 April 1829, in Gøttrup, Vester Han, Thisted, Denmark, her father, Peder Christian Jensen, was 44 and her mother, Ane Christensdatter, was 40. She married Jens Lund Gotfredsen on 12 August 1856, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Gøttrup, Gøttrup, Ålborghus, Denmark in 1834 and Gøttrup, Gøttrup, Vester Han, Thisted, Denmark in 1840. She died on 9 March 1898, in Vermillion, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.
English: variant of Peterson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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