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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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.
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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.
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