Susanne Petersdatter

Brief Life History of Susanne

When Susanne Petersdatter was born on 14 April 1847, in Mammen, Hald, Denmark, her father, Peder Terkildsen, was 23 and her mother, Mette Kjerstine Nielsdatter, was 28. She had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with James Christensen. She immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and lived in Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 27 December 1918, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Christensen
1843–1872
Susanne Petersdatter
1847–1918
James Willard Christensen
1866–1895
Rosenia Christensen
1869–1874
Elsy Christensen
1871–1872

Sources (17)

  • Susannah Christiansen in household of James Christiansen, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Susanne Petersdatter - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth-name: Susanne Petersdatter
  • Susana Peterson Christensen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1854 · St. George's Hall

In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.

1863

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

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

New Testament form (Luke 8:3) of the Hebrew name Shoshana (from shoshan ‘lily’, which in modern Hebrew also means ‘rose’).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

1860: "William Budge Company" Jens Pedersen Aagaard, wife Maren, 2 children and Suzannah Petersen.

Transcript for "History of C. L. Christensen as He Told It": Our outfitting place where we bought oxen, wagons, cows, etc., was at Florence, Nebraska. The wagons were called Chicago wagons. They had …

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