Brief Life History of Søren Peter
When Søren Peter Pedersen was born on 23 November 1825, in Klemensker, Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Peder Pedersen, was 30 and his mother, Ellen Margarethe Hansdatter, was 23. He married Marina Pedersen about 1845, in Denmark. He lived in Knudsker, Knudsker, Bornholm, Denmark in 1834 and Knudsker, Vester, Bornholm, Denmark in 1834. He died on 5 March 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (53)
- Soren Peter, "Denmark Census, 1834"
- 1906 DEATH Samuel Peterson, (Soren Peder) "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Søren Peter Pedersen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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World Events (8)
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
Name Meaning
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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1853: John E. Forsgren Company. Jens Pedersen Marcher, wife Ellen Margrethe, Son Peter, step-children Soren, Johan, and Helene in this company.
Transcript Transcript for Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company: Thursday, May 19. At noon we left our camp in Keokuk, and in the evening made camp ten English miles out. Fri …
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