Iver Peter Pedersen

1844 - 1881  (37 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Iver Peter Pedersen
  Birth	2 Oct 1844	Egtved, Vejle, Syddanmark, Kongeriget Danmark
  Christening	11 Nov 1844	Egtved, Vejle, Syddanmark, Kongeriget Danmark
  Gender	Male
  Initiatory (LDS)	9 Feb 1869	EHOUS
  FamilySearch ID	KWNN-SC9
  Death	9 Dec 1881	Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States
  Burial	9 Dec 1881	Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States
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  Person ID	I175794	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Iver Pedersen,   b. 10 Sep 1813, Ammitsbøl, Vejle, Syddanmark, Kongeriget Danmark d. 10 Jan 1891, Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Ane Mette Iversdatter,   b. 10 Jan 1814, Ødsted, Vejle, Syddanmark, Kongeriget Danmark d. 26 Aug 1873, Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	29 Oct 1842	Egtved, Vejle, Syddanmark, Kongeriget Danmark
  Family ID	F43260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 2 Oct 1844 - Egtved, Vejle, Syddanmark, Kongeriget Danmark Christening - 11 Nov 1844 - Egtved, Vejle, Syddanmark, Kongeriget Danmark Initiatory (LDS) - 9 Feb 1869 - EHOUS Death - 9 Dec 1881 - Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States Burial - 9 Dec 1881 - Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Pioneer: Left Denmark Liverpool Jan 28, 1854 Arrived after 8 1/2 months in Salt L a ke--8 1/2 months after departure from Denmark. It is unclear whether h e c ame on the Jesse Munn shp or the Benjamin Adams. The Jesse Munn arri ve d in New Orleans 20 Feb. 1854. Groups from both ships traveled togeth e r as pioneers, crossing the plains, led by Hans Peter Olson. The Benja mi n Adams arrived in New Orleans 22 March 1854. Also known as Pedersen a n d Iversen The Ancestral File gives the church parish in Denmark as Egtv e d Parish. It also gives his Baptism "Winter 1857". Source: Records o f Re ed Peterson. Iver came to the US as an immigrant. His occupation i n Denma rk was cooper and kegmaker .He was known as Captain Peter Coope r durin g the Black Hawk war in Utah. Iver Peter arrived in Salt Lake Ci ty, 5 Oc tober, 1854. He went with his wife to Ephriam in October of th e same yea r. Sources: Family records of Andreas Peterson in possesion o f Reed Pete rson Gravestone dates Spring City Cemetery Microfilm record s of Spring C ity Ward before 1900 Soren Mortensen record of temple ordi nances perform ed--copy formerly in possession Reed Peterson, now in po ssession of hi s daughter, Elaine Bezzant--753 So. 1080 E., Orem, Utah 19 98 He arrived w ith his parents in Salt Lake City 5 Oct 1854--then move d with them to Eph riam 22 October 1854. He died at age 43. At Iver's bir th his parent wer e listed as "husmand" and "boedker", translated as a sm all carpenter an d farmer--specializing in making small tubs of wood.