Benedikt (Sigurdsson) Peterson (1882 - 1963)

Born 3 Jun 1882 in Hensel, Pembina, North Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ragnheiður (Ólafsdóttir) Peterson — married 29 Nov 1907 in Akra, Pembina, North Dakota, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Sep 1963 at age 81 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Biography

Ben (Sigurdsson) Peterson migrated from USA to Canada.

Benedikt was born at Hensel, North Dakota on 3 Jun 1882 to Sigurður Pétursson and Þorbjörg Eiríksdóttir.^[1]

He met Ranka Peterson and they married on 29 Nov 1907 in Akra, Pembina, North Dakota, USA.^[2] They had eleven children.^[3]

After living for a time in Akra, the family moved to Elfros, Saskatchewan in 1912, and later to a farm at Wynyard until 1924.^[4] They moved to Saskatoon in 1930 where he worked for the Wawanesa Insurance Co. until retiring in 1946.^[4]

Ben passed away at his home in 1963.^[4]

Timeline

• 1900 Resident at Park township, Pembina, North Dakota, United States.^[5]
• 1910 Head of household at Akra, Pembina, North Dakota, United States.^[6]
• 1916 Head of household at Elfros, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada.^[7]
• 1921 Head of household at Elfros, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada.^[8]
• 1926 Head of household at Elfros, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLLP-BDM : 25 March 2020), Benedikt Sigurdsson
2. ↑ "Golden Wedding Anniversary", Star-Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 05 Dec 1957, Thu, Page 8, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54573597/star-phoenix/
3. ↑ Ranka's obituary from: Star-Phoenix - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. 13 Dec 1985, Fri • Page 58 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54573437/star-phoenix/
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Obituary for Benedict Peterson. Star-Phoenix; Publication Date: 28 Sep 1963; Publication Place: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; Page 29; Accessed 27 Sep 2021
5. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; database with images, FamilySearch : accessed 27 September 2021; Census Place: Park, Pembina, North Dakota; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1241230
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 27 September 2021, Ben Peterson, Akra, Pembina, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 136, sheet 4A, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1145; FHL microfilm 1,375,158.
7. ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916," database with images,FamilySearch : 23 February 2021, Ben Peterson, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing p. 29, line 36; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,951.
8. ↑ "1921 Census of Canada", database with images, Ben Peterson, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 151; Census Place: 151, Humboldt, Saskatchewan; Page Number: 6
9. ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP24-HP3S : 24 September 2020), Ragnherder Peterson in household of Benedict Peterson, Mackenzie, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing Census, Mackenzie, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65028970/benedict-peterson

DNA

• Paternal relationship is supported by an AncestryDNA test match between Mark Devine and his 3rd cousin 1x removed W.H. Their most-recent common ancestors are, Pétur Guðmundsson (1798-1851) and Þorgerður Bjarnadóttir (1817-1908), the third great grandparents of mark and the second great grandparents of his cousin. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3-4th Cousins, based on sharing 14 cM across 2 segments.