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Christian W Petersen 1814–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Kjobenhavn, Danemark

Death Date: 1881

Death Location: Trondheim Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège

Father: Rasmus Petersen

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lorentze Drejer

Children(s): Rasmus Petersen, Anne Christiansdatter, Fredrik Petersen

In 1814, Christian W Petersen entered the world in Kjobenhavn, Danemark, born to Rasmus Petersen And Cathrine Kaalund. Christian W Petersen married Lorentze Bergetta Drejer, and had children including Anne Serine Christiansdatter, Fredrik August Wehager Petersen, Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen. Christian W Petersen passed away in 1881 in Trondheim Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège.

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Biography

  • In 1814, Christian W Petersen entered the world in Kjobenhavn, Danemark, born to Rasmus Petersen And Cathrine Kaalund.
  • Christian W Petersen married Lorentze Bergetta Drejer, and had children including Anne Serine Christiansdatter, Fredrik August Wehager Petersen, Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen.
  • Christian W Petersen passed away in 1881 in Trondheim Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rasmus Petersen
1780–1830
Birth Location: Trondheim Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège
RP

Spouses(s)

Lorentze Drejer
1808–1879
Birth Location: Domsognet
LD

Children(s)

Rasmus Petersen
1844–1928
Birth Location: Trondjern (Trondheim), Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège
RP
Anne Christiansdatter
1839–
Birth Location: –
AC
Fredrik Petersen
1851–1914
Birth Location: –
FP

Christian Petersen's Ancestors

Self
Christian Petersen
1814–1881
Birth Place: Kjobenhavn, Danemark
Parents
Rasmus Petersen
1780–1830
Trondheim Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christian Petersen's Descendants

1.
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Christian (W) Petersen (1814–1881) m. Lorentze (Bergetta) Drejer (abt 1808–15 Mar 1879)
  1. 1. Rasmus (Blosdrop) Petersen 1844–1928 m. Anna (Sara) Carlson 1849–1923 m. Lorentze (Bergetta) Drejer 1808–1879
    1. 1. Albert (Rasmus) Peterson 1893–1934 m. Dinah (Constance) Zahn 1900–1989
      1. 1. Winifred ("Wyn" Constance) Petersen 1923–2012 m. William (Purcell) Lye 1915–1998
    2. 2. Charles (Christian) Petersen 1881–1964
      1. 1. Irene (Thelma) Petersen 1917–2005
    3. 3. Louisa (Bergitha) Petersen 1874–1925
      1. 1. Clarence (Antony) Petersen 1909–
      2. 2. Noel (Vincent) Petersen –1952
    4. 4. Amelia (Caroline) Petersen 1885–
    5. 5. Alice (Theresa) Petersen 1887–1974
    6. 6. Maria (Serina Petersen (verwitwete) Wessel) 1875–1931
    7. 7. John (Magnus) Petersen 1884–1940
      1. 1. George (Rasmus) Petersen 1913–1991
        1. 1. Graham (George) Petersen 1936–2021
      2. 2. Leslie (James) Petersen 1925–1999
        1. 1. Raymond (Leslie) Peterson 1946–2014
      3. 3. Edna (May) Petersen 1912–2001
    8. 8. Frederick (August) Petersen 1879–1929
    9. 9. Ludwig (Benjamin) Petersen 1890–1939 m. Lena (May) Bray 1897–1961
    10. 10. Anna (Christine) Petersen 1877–1950
      1. 1. William (Edgar) Hunt 1908–1993
        1. 1. Glennis (Margaret) Hunt 1940–2025
    11. 11. Anna Petersen. 1880–1950
  2. 2. Anne (Serine) Christiansdatter 1839–
  3. 3. Fredrik (August Wehager) Petersen 1851–1914

Christian Petersen's Timeline

7 Records

1813
5 May 1813
Birth of Christian W Petersen in Denmark, Danemark
Denmark, Danemark
1813
5 May 1813
Birth of Christian W Petersen in Christianhaven, Copenhagen, Denmark
Christianhaven, Copenhagen, Denmark
1814
1814
Birth of Christian W Petersen in Denmark, Danemark
Denmark, Danemark
1814
1814
Birth of Christian W Petersen in Kjobenhavn, Danemark
Kjobenhavn, Danemark
1815
24 Jan 1815
Age 1
Christian W Petersen was baptized in Ribe, Ribe, Danmark
Ribe, Ribe, Danmark
1881
6 June 1881
Age 67
Death of Christian W Petersen in Trondheim Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège
Trondheim Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège
1881
1881
Age 67
Death of Christian W Petersen in Trondheim Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège
Trondheim Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1813
    Event Place: Denmark, Danemark
    Record Source:
    [1] Norway Marriages, Den Norske Kirke (Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway), Marriages 1821 - 1840, Microfilm nr. 126833
    [2] Norway, Select Marriages
    [3] Denmark, Church Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Denmark, Danemark

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1813
    Event Place: Christianhaven, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Kjobenhavn, Danemark

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1815
    Event Place: Ribe, Ribe, Danmark
    Record Source: Denmark, Church Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Norway
    Record Source: Norway Marriages, Den Norske Kirke (Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway), Marriages 1821 - 1840, Microfilm nr. 126833

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ribe Domsogn Og Landsogn, Ribe
    Record Source: Denmark, Church Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 June 1881
    Event Place: Trondheim Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Trondheim Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège
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