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August Peterson (1846 - 1878)

August Peterson
Born in Sogndalsfjøra, Sogn og Fjordane, Norwaymap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 4 Jan 1867 in Dane, Dane, Wisconsin, USAmap
Died at age 31 in Dane, Wisconsin, USAmap
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Biography

August was born on 23 December 1846 in Sogndalsfjøra, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.[1]

August was baptized on 25 December 1846 in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.[1]

August was baptized on 25 December 1846 in Sogndalsfjøra, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.[2]

When August was 20 he married Bertha Andersdatter Hillestad on 4 January 1867 in Dane, Dane, Wisconsin, USA. The couple had 6 children: Delia Cecelia Peterson-Erickson, Andreas Andrew Peterson, Peter Peterson, Samual Peterson, August Peterson and Anna Marie Mary Peterson.

In the 1870 census August (age 23) was living in Blue Mounds, Dane, Wisconsin, USA.[3]

August was buried after 10 May 1878 in Mount Horeb, Dane, Wisconsin, USA.

Research Notes

There are additional sources with no facts or date. Often these are sources for the baptism or marriage of children that mention the parents or father. This section can just be removed if you will be adding those children and using these sources there.[4]


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Norway, Church Records, 1812-1938 NOTEKirkebøker 1812-1938, Arkivverket, Norge,
    The National Archives of Norway-Arkivverket; Norway; Church Books 1815-1960; Reference Number: SAB/A-80301.
  2. Norway, Select Baptisms, 1634-1927 NOTENorway, Baptisms, 1634-1927. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013,
    Link: http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NHC5-RKM.
  3. 1870 United States Federal Census, File.
  4. U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 NOTEEvangelical Lutheran Church in America. ELCA, Birth, Marriage, Deaths. Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Chicago, Illinois,
    File.

See also:

  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157455962/august-peterson-moe: accessed 18 September 2022), memorial page for August Peterson Moe (24 Dec 1846–10 May 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157455962, citing East Blue Mounds Lutheran Cemetery, Mount Horeb, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Lindalee (contributor 47950808)




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