Brief Life History of Johanna Christina
When Johanna Christina Winberg was born on 3 May 1824, in Lund, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Sven Andersson Winberg, was 18 and her mother, Elna Nilsson, was 21. She married Peter Peterson on 18 November 1842, in Lund, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 26 March 1887, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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Sources (36)
- Johan Christian Mansfield in household of Matthew Mansfield, "United States Census, 1860"
- Johanna Crestman in entry for Peter G Peterson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Johanna Christina's 1824 birth and baptism record, Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541-1918; index 1646-1860; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YS57-YKT?cc=1974200&wc=MCX3-42S%3A311856701%2C311549401%2C312700801
Spouse and Children
1811–1855 Male
1824–1887 Female
Children (6)
1843–1844 Male
1845–1859 Male
1847–1923 Male
1849–1854 Male
1851–1929 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1805–1865 Male
1803–1866 Female
Siblings (9)
1824–1887 Female
1830–1909 Male
1832–1865 Female
1834–1919 Female
1835–1916 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 1
1832
Age 8
1846
Age 22
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars.
Danish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from a place so named, most probably the one in Mecklenburg, Germany.
Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements vin ‘wine, vine’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. It could also be of German origin (see 1 above).
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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