When Soren Peter Rasmussen was born on 30 August 1851, in Holme, Havreballegård, Denmark, his father, Michel or Mikkel Rasmussen, was 41 and his mother, Ingeborg Sorensdatter, was 34. He married Katherine Ann Jost on 10 May 1877, in Chester, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to United States in 1861 and lived in Chester, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880 and Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1867. He died on 10 April 1939, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Mount Pleasant City Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER A. Marie Dinnesen Neilson BIRTH 13 Feb 1829 Denmark DEATH 2 Jan 1855 (aged 25) BURIAL Mount Pleasant City Cemetery Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 42004366 · View Source
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Jorgen, Niels, Bent, Holger, Thor, Borge, Knute, Per, Alf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Rasmus .
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Possible Related NamesTranscript for Peter Rasmussen autobiography: In 1857 my father and mother sent three of the older children on to Salt Lake City with handcarts. I had an uncle, Rasmus Rasmussen, in Spring City, who …
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