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James Petersen 1879–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1879

Birth Location: New Zealand

Death Date: 13 Aug 1966

Death Location: Hari Hari, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand

Father: Hans Peterson

Mother: Anne Hende

Spouse(s): Alice Spence

Children(s):

James Petersen was born in 1879 in New Zealand, the child of Hans Jacob Peterson And Anne Christine Hende. James Petersen married Alice May Spence. James Petersen passed away in 1966 in Hari Hari, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Petersen was born in 1879 in New Zealand, the child of Hans Jacob Peterson And Anne Christine Hende.
  • James Petersen married Alice May Spence.
  • James Petersen passed away in 1966 in Hari Hari, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Petersen's Ancestors

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James Petersen
1879–1966
Birth Place: New Zealand
Parents
Hans Jacob Peterson
1835–1923
Anne (Christine) Hende
1841–1922
Kirkeby, Løjt Parish
Grandparents
Borre (Borresen) Hende
1810–1874
Kliplev, Lundtoft, Aabenraa, Denmark
Anne (Marie) Berendt
1806–
Great-Grandparents
Christian Hende
1786–1835
Anna Hansen
1777–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Hende
1730–1787
Anne Børresen
1743–1808
Hans Hansen
1750–1804
Marie Pedersdatter
1892–1822

James Petersen's Timeline

2 Records

1879
1 Jan 1879
Birth of James Petersen in New Zealand
New Zealand
1966
13 Aug 1966
Age 87
Death of James Petersen in Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1879
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [3] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1966
    Event Place: Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hari Hari, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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