Peter Jorgensen

Brief Life History of Peter

When Peter Jorgensen was born on 1 November 1815, in Hals, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Jørgen Jacobsen, was 55 and his mother, Zidsel Christensdatter, was 32. He married Louise Janine Hansen on 28 June 1844, in Vester Hassing, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1858 and lived in Cache, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1884. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 24 December 1884, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter Jorgensen
1815–1884
Louise Janine Hansen
1826–1894
Marriage: 28 June 1844
Cecelia Marie Jorgensen
1845–1921
Jens Julius Jorgensen
1849–
Cecelia Jorgensen
1853–1926
Carolina Jorgenson
1854–1936
Joseph Watson Jorgensen
1857–1858
Martha Jorgensen
1859–1859
Marty Jorgensen
1859–
Peter Yorgenson
1860–1924
Jacob Jorgensen
1863–1863
Joseph Heber Jensen
1865–1889

Sources (41)

  • Peter Jørgensen, "Denmark, Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Peter Yergensen - Government record: birth-name: Peter Yergensen
  • Peter Jorgensen, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank

Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Jorgen, Nels, Lars, Niels, Holger, Anders, Borge, Einer, Folmer, Morten, Bjorn.

Danish and Norwegian (Jørgensen); North German (Jörgensen): patronymic from the personal name Jørgen, Jörgen, from Greek Geōrgios (see George ). Compare Jergensen , Jergenson , Jorgenson , and Yorgensen .

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

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