Christian Peter Berntzen

Brief Life History of Christian Peter

When Christian Peter Berntzen was born on 17 August 1828, in Sønder Alslev, Nykøbing, Denmark, his father, Bernt Berntzen, was 46 and his mother, Laurentze Tommerup, was 36. He married Marie Andersen on 8 January 1853, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1853 and lived in Sønder Alslev, Sønder Alslev, Nykøbing, Denmark for about 6 years. He died on 19 July 1880, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christian Peter Berntzen
1828–1880
Marie Andersen
1828–1873
Marriage: 8 January 1853
Lorencia Barnson
1854–1854
Christian Didlow Barnson
1856–1888
Bernard Roland Barnson
1857–1933
Carl Peter Barnson
1859–1917
Fredrick Barnson
1861–1918
William Barnson
1863–1894
John Barnson
1866–1929
Theresa Marie Barnson
1868–1945
Andrew Barnson
1870–1921
Mary Ann Elizabeth Barnson
1872–1872
May Elizabeth Barnson
1872–1872
Marie Victoria Barnson
1873–1952

Sources (36)

  • Christian Peter Behrendtsen in household of Behrend Bennedsen, "Denmark Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Christian PETER Berntsen - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth-name: Christian Peter Berntsen
  • Christian Peter Berntzen, "Find A Grave Index"

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.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1846

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

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bernt, Erik, Knut.

Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, and German: patronymic from the personal name Bernt . Compare Bernsen , Berntson , and Bensen 3.

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

Possible Related Names

Story Highlight

1852: Conditions below deck similar to those who recorded crossing the North Sea from Hamburg to Hull, England on the "SS Lion."

From the biography of Peter Munk, who was 8 years old at the time: "The passengers went down in the hold of the ship and the hatches were closed. The hold was as one large room with beds or bunks buil …

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