Hans Peter Christian Mortensen

Date: 25 Jun 1948 to 25 Jun 1948
Location: Town of Milo, Yates County, New York
Surnames/tags: Mortensen Metcalf Buxton

Hans Peter Christian Mortensen - June 25, 1948

Mortensen history as much as I know. By Lovina Katherine Mortensen

Grandfthers name Christian Mortensen and Grandmothers name Dorthea. They lived in Aalborg, Denmark and Grandfather Mortensen was a merchant. Had stores in Copenhagen, Denmark as well as in Aalborg. Hans Peter Christian born to this marriage on Jan 23, 1875 in Aalborg, Denmark. Learned the barber trade at the age of 16 years.

To avoid going into the Danish Army at the age of 18, Peter came to Yates County, Town of Milo and hired out to work on a farm for Jake Ayers and Christopher Metcalf in year of 1893.

In 1894, Peter Mortensen went back to Aalborg, Denmark and stayed there only a few months, then he came back to Yates County and worked for Christopher Metcalf and my mothers Uncle Willie Buxton. When he came back from Denmark, he had his brother Wilber with him.

In 1895, on Sunday June 9th, he married Jennie Metcalf. They lived on the Metcalf farm [my mothers birth place] in Town of Milo, Yates County.

My father became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America in

Ten children were born to Peter and Jennie Mortensen. Peter Mortensen died June 25, 1948.