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Edward Martin Peterson 1853–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1853

Birth Location: Store Ekkero, Finnmark, Norway

Death Date: 5 March 1929

Death Location: Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: Peder Pedersen

Mother: Lovise Persdatter

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The story of Edward Martin Peterson began in 1853 in Store Ekkero, Finnmark, Norway. Edward Martin Peterson passed away in 1929 in Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Martin Peterson began in 1853 in Store Ekkero, Finnmark, Norway.
  • Edward Martin Peterson passed away in 1929 in Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Edward Peterson's Ancestors

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Edward Peterson
1853–1929
Birth Place: Store Ekkero, Finnmark, Norway
Parents
Peder Andreas Pedersen
1829–1917
Ekkerøy, Vadsø kommune, Norvège
Lovise Persdatter
1828–1898
Vadsø, Vadsø kommune, Norvège
Grandparents
Peder Pedersen
1799–1877
Vadsø, Vadsø kommune, Norvège
Ellen (Christine) Edvardsdatter
1805–1865
Mortensnes, Nesseby Kommune, Norvège
Peer (Christian) Olsen
1794–1849
Vadso, Finmark, Norway
Martha Hansen
1787–1850
Vadso, Finnmark, Norway
Great-Grandparents
Edvart Christie
1773–1831
Ingebor Hansen
1785–1840
Ole Christophersen
1763–1837
Anna Pedersdatter
1769–1798
Hans Larsen
1761–1811
Karen Olesdr
1766–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Halvordssen
1752–1800
Berethe Olesdr
1751–
Ole Olbek
1723–1790
Ingeborg Jetmundsdr
1716–1792

Edward Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1853
23 Jul 1853
Birth of Edward Martin Peterson in Store Ekkero, Finnmark, Norway
Store Ekkero, Finnmark, Norway
1929
5 March 1929
Age 76
Death of Edward Martin Peterson in Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, United States of America
Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1853
    Event Place: Store Ekkero, Finnmark, Norway
    Record Source: Norway, Emigration Records, 1867-1960, Arkivverket: The National Archives of Norway; Norge; Emigrasjonsprotokoll

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Juli 1870
    Event Place: Trondheim, Norge
    Record Source: Norway, Emigration Records, 1867-1960, Arkivverket: The National Archives of Norway; Norge; Emigrasjonsprotokoll

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 March 1929
    Event Place: Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, United States of America

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