James Peter Andersen

Brief Life History of James Peter

When James Peter Andersen was born on 28 November 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Jens Peter Andersen, was 29 and his mother, Rebecca Christiana Friis, was 37. He married Elizabeth Crowther on 31 October 1875, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1870 and Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 15 September 1946, in Overton, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Overton, Clark, Nevada, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Peter Andersen
1855–1946
Elizabeth Crowther
1858–1937
Marriage: 31 October 1875
Janet Rebecca Andersen
1877–1944
James William Andersen
1879–1958
George Christian Andersen
1881–1971
David Edgar Anderson
1883–1952
Thomas Milton Andersen
1885–1971
Robert Vernor Andersen
1888–1960
Mildred Elizabeth Andersen
1892–1980
Fay Emanuel Andersen
1894–1970
Mary Jean Andersen
1897–1976
Alvin Glen Andersen
1899–1972
Linford Andersen
1903–1903
Joseph Odell Andersen
1904–1904

Sources (62)

  • Peter Andersen in household of James Andersen, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James Peter Andersen - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: James Peter Anderson
  • Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937

World Events (8)

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.

Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.

Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.

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

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Story Highlight

Rebecca Christiana Friis, story told to Carrie H. Andersen by Rebecca's son, James P. Andersen

Rebecca Christiana Friis was born in Valbe near Copenhagen, Denmark on July 11, 1818. She was the daughter of Casper Gottlob Friis and Rosine Kristina Konig, both natives of Denmark. She had four sisters and one brother. Her father owned a large estate in Denmark and was one of the nobility. He had a young Swedish man, Johannes Svenssen, working for him as a gardener. He and Rebecca fell in love and were married. Of course this was contrary to the wishes of the parents of Rebecca and they disowned her. The young couple lived in Denmark and struggled for a livelihood. To them was born two children, a girl Emma Elisa and a boy, Frithiof Emmanuel. Later, they met the Mormon missionaries. Johannes died February 6, 1853 in Fredriksborg, Denmark. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 9, 1853 and was confirmed June 12, 1853. She made plans to go to Utah with her two little children. While crossing the ocean her baby boy died. She crossed the plains walking in C.J. Larsen’s Company and with her daughter, Emma, arrived in Utah in 1854. She became acquainted with Jens Peter Andersen and they were married in Salt Lake City on February 23, 1855. While still in Salt Lake City their first child, James Peter, was born on November 28, 1855. At that time they suffered much for want of food as the grasshoppers had taken their crops. In 1856 they moved to Ephraim, Utah. There four other children were born, Mary, October 1, 1857, Joseph Emmanuel, November 11, 1859, Jensina Cathrina, August 11, 1861, and Andrew Christian, October 16, 1863. Rebecca learned to do many things common to frontier life, such as making soap and candles, spinning and dyeing yarn for clothing. She did the sewing for her family and other fine needlework. In 1863 they moved to Glenwood, Sevier Co., Utah. Andrew Christian died while living there. They resided in Glenwood but a short time as the Indians drove them out. They returned to Ephraim where they resided through the remaining part of their lives. Rebecca endured many hardships during her life, but at no time did she ever complain. She was a lady, kind loving wife and mother, and she lived up to ideals of right, and died as she had lived, a true and faithful Latter-day Saint on November 24, 1866. She left three small children, James Peter, Mary and Joseph Emmanuel. Two younger had previously died.

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