Peter
Gaardmann
Mortensen
Born about in Seest, Ribe, Danmark
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Maria Christina (Bahrt) Jensen
— married
8 Nov 1863 in Åbenrå, Dänemark
Descendants 
Father of
Fredericka (Morrison) Hathaway
Died about
at about age 47
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Aug 2019
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Biography
- Peter was born on May 27, 1836, in Seest, Ribe, Denmark.
- He was baptized on June 26, 1836, in Seest, Ribe.
- He married Maria Christina Bahrt on November 8, 1863, in Abenra, N. Schleswig, Denmark.
- He came to America on the Prague in 1882. He was 46, a carpenter, and departed Hamburg on 29, Dec., 1882. His ship docked in Leith, Glasgow, then sailed to New York.
- He died around 1884, probably in New York or Chicago. He sent for his wife and 2 daughters before he died, and they arrived in 1884.
Sources
- Denmark Marriage Records, 1635-1916
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3180544:9827?ssrc=pt&tid=5623833&pid=-1427118542
- Denmark, Church Records, 1812-1924
His full name, his wife's name, and his parents' names https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/618118410:61607?ssrc=pt&tid=5623833&pid=-1427118542
- Film 0042712 Abenra Marriage Records 1859-1888, Film 0042712, p. 67
- Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934.
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4534063:1068?ssrc=pt&tid=5623833&pid=-1427118542
- 1840 Denmark Census.
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/240548:61727?ssrc=pt&tid=5623833&pid=-1427118542
- 1850 Denmark Census.
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/958020:61734?ssrc=pt&tid=5623833&pid=-1427118542
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Peter:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Peter:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
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