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Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen 1844–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 January 1844

Birth Location: Trondjern (Trondheim), Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège

Death Date: 14 Apr 1928

Death Location: Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia

Father: Christian Petersen

Mother: Lorentze Drejer

Spouse(s): Anna Carlson, Lorentze Drejer

Children(s): Albert Peterson, Charles Petersen, Louisa Petersen, Amelia Petersen, Alice Petersen, Maria Wessel), John Petersen, Frederick Petersen, Ludwig Petersen, Anna Petersen, Anna Petersen.

Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen was born in 1844 in Trondjern (Trondheim), Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège, the child of Christian W Petersen And Lorentze Bergetta Drejer. Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen married Anna Sara Carlson, Lorentze Bergetta Drejer, and had children including Albert Rasmus Peterson, Alice Theresa Petersen, Amelia Caroline Petersen, Anna Christine Petersen, Anna Petersen, Charles Christian Petersen, Frederick August Petersen, John Magnus Petersen, Louisa Bergitha Petersen, Ludwig Benjamin Petersen, Maria Serina Petersen Verwitwete Wessel. Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen passed away in 1928 in Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen was born in 1844 in Trondjern (Trondheim), Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège, the child of Christian W Petersen And Lorentze Bergetta Drejer.
  • Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen married Anna Sara Carlson, Lorentze Bergetta Drejer, and had children including Albert Rasmus Peterson, Alice Theresa Petersen, Amelia Caroline Petersen, Anna Christine Petersen, Anna Petersen, Charles Christian Petersen, Frederick August Petersen, John Magnus Petersen, Louisa Bergitha Petersen, Ludwig Benjamin Petersen, Maria Serina Petersen Verwitwete Wessel.
  • Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen passed away in 1928 in Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian Petersen
1814–1881
Birth Location: Kjobenhavn, Danemark
CP
Lorentze Drejer
1808–1879
Birth Location: Domsognet
LD

Spouses(s)

Anna Carlson
1849–1923
Birth Location: Visby, Gotlands, Sweden
AC
Lorentze Drejer
1808–1879
Birth Location: Domsognet
LD

Children(s)

Albert Peterson
1893–1934
Birth Location: Yandaran, Queensland, Australie
AP
Charles Petersen
1881–1964
Birth Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
CP
Louisa Petersen
1874–1925
Birth Location: Gipps Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
LP
Amelia Petersen
1885–
Birth Location: Yandaran, Queensland, Australia
AP
Alice Petersen
1887–1974
Birth Location: Bundaberg Qld Aust., Queensland, Australie
AP
Maria Wessel)
1875–1931
Birth Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
MW
John Petersen
1884–1940
Birth Location: Yandaran, Queensland, Australia
JP
Frederick Petersen
1879–1929
Birth Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
FP
Ludwig Petersen
1890–1939
Birth Location: Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
LP
Anna Petersen
1877–1950
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
AP
Anna Petersen.
1880–1950
Birth Location: Emerald Down. Queensland. Australia.
AP

Rasmus Petersen's Ancestors

Self
Rasmus Petersen
1844–1928
Birth Place: Trondjern (Trondheim), Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège
Parents
Christian W Petersen
1814–1881
Kjobenhavn, Danemark
Lorentze (Bergetta) Drejer
1808–1879
Domsognet
Grandparents
Rasmus Petersen
1780–1830
Trondheim Norway, Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège
Benjamin (Blostrup) Dreier
1780–1856
Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
Serine (Erichsdatter) Levanger
1786–1868
Great-Grandparents
Torres Drejer
1752–1784
Karen Blostrup
–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Blostrup
1710–

Rasmus Petersen's Descendants

1.
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Rasmus (Blosdrop) Petersen (7 January 1844–14 Apr 1928) m. Anna (Sara) Carlson (20 Mar 1849–3 Mar 1923) m. Lorentze (Bergetta) Drejer (abt 1808–15 Mar 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

Rasmus Petersen's Timeline

10 Records

1844
7 January 1844
Birth of Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen in Trondjern (Trondheim), Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège
Trondjern (Trondheim), Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège
1844
26 Mai 1844
Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen was baptized in Nord-Trøndelag, Norge
Nord-Trøndelag, Norge
1844
26 May 1844
Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen was christened in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
1874
04 Jul 1874
Age 30
Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen was married in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1878
1878
Age 34
Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen - Naturalization in Queensland, Australia
Queensland, Australia
1900
1900
Age 56
Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen resided here in Omaha Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
Omaha Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
1903
1903
Age 59
Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen resided here in Avondale, Wide Bay, Queensland, Australia
Avondale, Wide Bay, Queensland, Australia
1906
1906
Age 62
Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen resided here in Avondale, Capricornia, Queensland, Australia
Avondale, Capricornia, Queensland, Australia
1910
1910
Age 66
Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen resided here in South Omaha Ward 6, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
South Omaha Ward 6, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
1928
14 Apr 1928
Age 84
Death of Rasmus Blosdrop Petersen in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 January 1844
    Event Place: Trondjern (Trondheim), Sør-Trøndelag, Norvège
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [4] Norway, Church Records, The National Archives of Norway-Arkivverket; Norway; Church Books 1815-1960; Reference Number: SATA-1458723L0239
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Mai 1844
    Event Place: Nord-Trøndelag, Norge
    Record Source: Norway, Church Records, The National Archives of Norway-Arkivverket; Norway; Church Books 1815-1960; Reference Number: SATA-1458723L0239

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 May 1844
    Event Place: Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
    Record Source: Norway, Select Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Jul 1874
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1869
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Naturalisation Index, 1851-1908, Queensland State Archive; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Naturalisations 1851-1908; Series: S5741; Roll: Z2204

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Omaha Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Avondale, Wide Bay, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Avondale, Capricornia, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Commonwealth Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: South Omaha Ward 6, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1928
    Event Place: Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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