Friedrick Peters

Brief Life History of Friedrick

When Friedrick Peters was born on 21 April 1824, in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands, his father, Harmanus Peters, was 38 and his mother, Petertjen Scholten, was 33. He married Aagje Van Duivenbode on 8 December 1847, in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. In 1871, at the age of 47, his occupation is listed as shoemaker. He died on 5 December 1896, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Friedrick Peters
1824–1896
Aagje Van Duivenbode
1825–1899
Marriage: 8 December 1847
Hermanus Johannes Peters
1848–1849
Johanna Petronella Peters
1849–1850
Hermanus Peters
1850–1851
Frederik Peters
1852–1855
Petertjen Peters
1854–1892
Jansje Peters
1855–1859
Agatha Peters
1858–1940
Annie Jansje Peters
1861–1921
Peters
1864–1864
Alijda Peters
1865–1865
Frederick Peters
1866–1866
Frederick Peters
1867–1935
William Peters
1871–1945

Sources (57)

  • Frederick Peters, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Fred Peters in entry for Annie Peters Meyer, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Frederick Peters, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830

Belgium rebelled against Netherlands.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Peter . This surname (mainly of German origin) is also found in Sweden, Denmark, France (Alsace and Lorraine), and some other European countries. In North America it has absorbed various cognates and their derivatives from other languages, such as Albanian Pjetraj and Pjetrushi, patronymics from the personal name Pjetër ‘Peter’ and its pet form Pjetrush; see also below and also examples at Peterson .

Irish: Anglicized form (translation) of Gaelic Mac Pheadair ‘son of Peter’.

Americanized form of Dutch and North German Pieters .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Peters Family Journey to Utah 1881

On the 18th of October Frederick Peters left his homeland of Zutphen, Netherlands along with his wife Aagje and four of their children Pertjgen, Jantje, Frederick Jr., and the youngest child William. …

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