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Elmer Gustav Petersen 1878–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 JAN 1878

Birth Location: Frederikshald, Østfold, Norway

Death Date: 11 MAR 1962

Death Location: Deweyville, Box Elder County, Utah, USA

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Spouse(s): Flora Fredericksen

Children(s): Hazel Petersen, Charley Petersen, Laurence Petersen, {Unnamed} Petersen, Ethel Petersen, {Unnamed} Petersen, {Unnamed} Petersen

Elmer Gustav Petersen was born in 1878 in Frederikshald, Østfold, Norway, the child of Carl Johan Petersen And Wilhelmina Josefine. In 1891, Elmer Gustav Petersen immigrated to Utah Territory, USA. Elmer Gustav Petersen married Flora Marie Fredericksen, and had children including Charley Elmer Petersen, Ethel Flora Petersen, Hazel Marie Petersen, Laurence Gustav Petersen, Unnamed Petersen. Elmer Gustav Petersen passed away in 1962 in Deweyville, Box Elder County, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • Elmer Gustav Petersen was born in 1878 in Frederikshald, Østfold, Norway, the child of Carl Johan Petersen And Wilhelmina Josefine.
  • In 1891, Elmer Gustav Petersen immigrated to Utah Territory, USA.
  • Elmer Gustav Petersen married Flora Marie Fredericksen, and had children including Charley Elmer Petersen, Ethel Flora Petersen, Hazel Marie Petersen, Laurence Gustav Petersen, Unnamed Petersen.
  • Elmer Gustav Petersen passed away in 1962 in Deweyville, Box Elder County, Utah, USA.

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Elmer Petersen
1878–1962
Birth Place: Frederikshald, Østfold, Norway
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Elmer Petersen's Descendants

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Elmer (Gustav) Petersen (26 JAN 1878–11 MAR 1962) m. Flora (Marie) Fredericksen (24 JUN 1885–12 NOV 1913)
  1. 1. Hazel (Marie) Petersen 1911–1979 m. Thomas (Albert) Stokes 1905–1975
    1. 1. Darrell (Harold) Stokes 1936–2001
  2. 2. Charley (Elmer) Petersen 1904–1978 m. Anna (Marguerite) Andersen 1909–1964 m. Hilda (Mae) Knudsen 1911–1970 m. Eva (May) Knudsen 1917–1997
    1. 1. Gerald (Charles) Petersen 1928–1994
    2. 2. Lavelle Petersen 1930–2004
    3. 3. Dorothy (Gay) Petersen 1932–2018
    4. 4. Susanna (Lee) Petersen 1933–2014
    5. 5. Sonia (Marguerite) Petersen 1935–2021
    6. 6. Richard (Kirk) Petersen 1938–2018
    7. 7. John (Randall) Petersen 1939–2012
    8. 8. Judith (Dale) Petersen 1944–2016
  3. 3. Laurence (Gustav) Petersen 1906–1978
  4. 4. {Unnamed} Petersen 1908–1908
  5. 5. Ethel (Flora) Petersen 1909–2000
  6. 6. {Unnamed} Petersen 1913–1913
  7. 7. {Unnamed} Petersen 1913–1913

Elmer Petersen's Timeline

7 Records

1878
26 JAN 1878
Birth of Elmer Gustav Petersen in Frederikshald, Østfold, Norway
Frederikshald, Østfold, Norway
1878
14 APR 1878
Elmer Gustav Petersen was christened in Frederikshald, Østfold, Norway
Frederikshald, Østfold, Norway
1891
1891
Age 13
Elmer Gustav Petersen immigrated in Utah Territory, USA
Utah Territory, USA
1900
1900
Age 22
Elmer Gustav Petersen appeared in census in Rawlins, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
Rawlins, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
1910
1910
Age 32
Elmer Gustav Petersen appeared in census in Rawlins, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
Rawlins, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
Elmer Gustav Petersen appeared in census in West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
1962
11 MAR 1962
Age 84
Death of Elmer Gustav Petersen in Deweyville, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
Deweyville, Box Elder County, Utah, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rawlins, Box Elder County, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Rawlins, Box Elder County, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 JAN 1878
    Event Place: Frederikshald, Østfold, Norway

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 14 APR 1878
    Event Place: Frederikshald, Østfold, Norway

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Utah Territory, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1962
    Event Place: Deweyville, Box Elder County, Utah, USA

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