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James Christopher Petersen 1872–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1872

Birth Location: Somerset Township, Steele County, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 9 Jan 1924

Death Location: Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota

Father: Anders Pedersen

Mother: Kirsten (Jensdatter)

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James Christopher Petersen was born in 1872 in Somerset Township, Steele County, Minnesota, USA, the child of Anders Pedersen And Kirsten Kate Olson Jensdatter. James Christopher Petersen passed away in 1924 in Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota.

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Biography

  • James Christopher Petersen was born in 1872 in Somerset Township, Steele County, Minnesota, USA, the child of Anders Pedersen And Kirsten Kate Olson Jensdatter.
  • James Christopher Petersen passed away in 1924 in Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota.

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James Petersen's Ancestors

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James Petersen
1872–1924
Birth Place: Somerset Township, Steele County, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Anders Pedersen
1831–1882
Kirke Hvalso, Lejre Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
Kirsten ((Kate) Olson) (Jensdatter)
1835–1919
Vester Saby, Lejre Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
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James Petersen's Timeline

2 Records

1872
26 Jan 1872
Birth of James Christopher Petersen in Somerset Township, Steele County, Minnesota, USA
Somerset Township, Steele County, Minnesota, USA
1924
9 Jan 1924
Age 52
Death of James Christopher Petersen in Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota
Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1872
    Event Place: Somerset Township, Steele County, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1924
    Event Place: Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota

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