Brief Life History of Peter Gottfried
When Peter Gottfried Petterson was born on 13 March 1845, in Lund, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Peter Peterson, was 33 and his mother, Johanna Christina Winberg, was 20. He died on 11 November 1859, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 14.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Peter G Peterson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Peter G. Peterson, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
- Peter G Peterson, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
Parents and Siblings
1811–1855 Male
1824–1887 Female
Siblings (6)
1843–1844 Male
1845–1859 Male
1847–1923 Male
1849–1854 Male
1851–1929 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (4)
1848 · The March Unrest
Age 3
1848
Age 3
1850
Age 5
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Aksel, Arnt, Bernt, Lennart, Nels, Sig, Swen.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Pettersson . This is also an Americanized form of the Norwegian and Danish cognate Pettersen . Compare Peterson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
1854: Steamship "Cimbria" Peter Petersen, wife Johanna, and 4 children are passengers Copenhagen, Denmark to Hull, England. Sven died at sea.
A Compilation of General Voyage Notes: On the twenty-third, twenty-fourth, and twenty-seventh of November, 1854, about five hundred Scandinavian Saints sailed from Copenhagen, Denmark, on board the s …
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