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Charles Joseph Peterson 1868–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 December 1868

Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Utah, USA

Death Date: 28 November 1956

Death Location: Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Jens Petersen

Mother: Matilda Hansen

Spouse(s): Mary Lemmon

Children(s): Walter Peterson, Willard Peterson, Charles Peterson, Maude Peterson, Erma Peterson, Elden Peterson, Vera Peterson, Mary Peterson, Afton Peterson

Charles Joseph Peterson was born in 1868 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Utah, USA, the child of Jens Peder Petersen And Matilda Hansen. Charles Joseph Peterson married Mary Alice Lemmon, and had children including Afton June Peterson, Charles Joseph Peterson, Elden Oliver Peterson, Erma Caroline Peterson, Mary Alice Peterson, Maude L Peterson, Vera Matilda Peterson, Walter Owen Peterson, Willard Perry Peterson. Charles Joseph Peterson passed away in 1956 in Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Charles Joseph Peterson was born in 1868 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Utah, USA, the child of Jens Peder Petersen And Matilda Hansen.
  • Charles Joseph Peterson married Mary Alice Lemmon, and had children including Afton June Peterson, Charles Joseph Peterson, Elden Oliver Peterson, Erma Caroline Peterson, Mary Alice Peterson, Maude L Peterson, Vera Matilda Peterson, Walter Owen Peterson, Willard Perry Peterson.
  • Charles Joseph Peterson passed away in 1956 in Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.

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Charles Peterson's Ancestors

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Charles Peterson
1868–1956
Birth Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Utah, USA
Parents
Jens Peder Petersen
1846–1934
Holbaek, Århus, Danemark
Matilda Hansen
1844–1929
Ystad, Ystads kommun, Skåne län, Sweden
Grandparents
Mads Petersen
1820–1884
Dramstrup, Norre, Jaernlose, Danemark
Ane (Kerstine) Hansen
1819–1896
Vented, Morkov, Holbæk, Danemark
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Peterson's Descendants

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Charles (Joseph) Peterson (11 December 1868–28 November 1956) m. Mary (Alice) Lemmon (7 October 1872–30 March 1923)
  1. 1. Walter (Owen) Peterson 1904–1996 m. Auline Norberg 1907–1999
    1. 1. Donna (Mae) Peterson 1928–2023 m. Neal (Wayne) Hart 1923–1980
    2. 2. Carroll (Auline) Peterson 1933–2017
  2. 2. Willard (Perry) Peterson 1912–1913
  3. 3. Charles (Joseph) Peterson 1901–2002 m. Venus (Norma) Lewis 1908–1996
    1. 1. Dolores (Leon) Peterson 1929–2003 m. Frank (John) Schley 1924–1998
    2. 2. Alice (Darlene) Peterson 1943–1943
    3. 3. John (Elden) Peterson 1945–1945
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Peterson 1932–2018 m. Leland (Milo) Beard 1937–1997
    5. 5. Charles (Joseph Peterson) III 1930–2020 m. Charlene (Doris) Folger 1934–2010
    6. 6. Norma (Lucille) Peterson 1927–2012 m. Donald (Lyndon) Okeson 1925–2017
  4. 4. Maude (L) Peterson 1902–1988
  5. 5. Erma (Caroline) Peterson 1906–1983
    1. 1. George Peterson 1931–2019
  6. 6. Elden (Oliver) Peterson 1908–1923
  7. 7. Vera (Matilda) Peterson 1910–1993 m. Henry (Willard) Richards 1911–1988
    1. 1. Henry (W Richards) Meadow 1940–1991
  8. 8. Mary (Alice) Peterson 1915–2003 m. John (Leroy) Crane 1908–
    1. 1. Carolee Crane 1943–2020 m. John (Boyd) Seal 1928–2019
  9. 9. Afton (June) Peterson 1917–2005

Charles Peterson's Timeline

3 Records

1868
11 December 1868
Birth of Charles Joseph Peterson in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Utah, USA
1956
24 November 1956
Age 88
Death of Charles Joseph Peterson in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1956
28 November 1956
Age 88
Burial of Charles Joseph Peterson in Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 December 1868
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 4046 South 13th East , Street
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: East Salt Lake City
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 November 1956
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 November 1956
    Event Place: Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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