Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Hansen was born on 30 August 1862, in Independence Rock, Natrona, Wyoming, United States, his father, Mads Hansen, was 31 and his mother, Mette Petersen, was 25. He died on 23 September 1862, in Echo Canyon, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 0, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Peter Hansen, "Find a Grave Index"
- Peter Hansen, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Thor, Jorgen, Knud, Holger, Morten, Nils, Einer, Johan.
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hans . This is the most common surname in Norway. Compare Hanson 4 and also 2 below.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, Dutch, Flemish, and Danish Hanssen , a variant of 1 above. Compare Hansson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Immigration to the United States
Mads Hansen and his family emigrated from Denmark in 1862 with a large company of Scandinavian Latter-Day Saints. The sailed across the Atlantic from Hamburg, Germany, to New York. Some sources cite t …
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