Rhea Merle Petersen

Rhea married Carl Alfred Lundahl, Jr.. [Group Sheet]

Alma married Leora Nielsen. Leora was born 2 Sep 1895, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, USA; died 10 Nov 1975, Logan, Cache, Utah, USA; was buried , City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet]

Lorentz married Kirstine Nielsen. Kirstine (daughter of Peder Nielsen and Gunnild Kirstine Hansen) was born 30 Nov 1859, Denmark; died 25 Oct 1944, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, USA; was buried , City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet]

Hans married Anna Margrethe Dorothea "Doris" Lorentzen 3 Apr 1851, Valby, Frederiksborg, Denmark; divorced 1867, Utah, USA. Anna (daughter of Lorentz Lorentzen and Ane Margaretha Jacobsen) was born 28 Oct 1829, Kiel, Holstein, Prussia; died 17 Nov 1922, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, USA; was buried , Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Names of Doris
Anna Margreta Dorthea Lorentzen - 1829 Baptism Record
Dorthea Lorentzen - 1840 Census
Dorthea Lorentzen - 1845 Census
Doris Lorentzen - 1850 Census
Dorise Petersen - 1858 Baptism Record
Anna Mary Dorthea Lorentzen - 1860 Census


Godparents
Anna Margreta Sieversen - The spelling of the last name must be wrong since it doesn't show at all in census data. A search by the first two names produces a Anne Margreta Jorgensen living in St. Anne Baltic Quarter as a maid at the time of the 1840 census. Born 1810 she is 30 years old.
Magdalena Dorothea Schultz - Many Schultz to choose from. The most interesting is a widow Margaretha Schultz (born Lorenz) born 1788 living in Gluckstadt (southwest border of the county of Holstein) with two children Christian age 15 and Johann age 14.
Anna Margreta Heitmann - The 1835 Danish census lists 27 year old Anna Margreta Heitmann married to Friedrich Monkel, a shoemaker, and living in Molfsee (also the parish), 7 miles from Kiel in county of Holsten. They have four children between ages 13 and 3. Molfsee is just east of Westensee, the location of Doris's parents marriage. See danishfamilysearch.com. Film 2069 T1 F35 S 26


Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state from 1525 to 1947 which, at its peak included most of modern-day Germany, Poland, Lithuania and parts of Denmark and Russia.

Schleswig was a part of Denmark during the Viking Age, and became a Danish duchy in the 12th century. Denmark repeatedly tried to reintegrate the Duchy of Schleswig into the Danish kingdom. On March 27, 1848 Frederick VII of Denmark announced to the people of Schleswig the promulgation of a liberal constitution under which the duchy, while preserving its local autonomy, would become an integral part of Denmark. This led to an open uprising by Schleswig-Holstein's large German majority in support of independence from Denmark and of close association with the German Confederation. The military intervention of the Kingdom of Prussia supported the uprising: the Prussian army drove Denmark's troops from Schleswig and Holstein in the First Schleswig War of 1848?1851 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleswig-Holstein_Question).

In the excitement of 1848 a revolutionary group seizes Kiel, declares the independence of the two duchies from Denmark and appeals to the German Confederation for help. The result is an invasion of Schleswig-Holstein, and then of Denmark itself, by a Prussian army on behalf of the Confederation (http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=561&HistoryID=aa59>rack=pthc).

Excerpts from the Journal of Hans Peter Lund
1861
March 2 - I came to H. Petersen, Valby (pg. 60)
March 17 - had a nice meeting in Valby at P. Hansens (pg. 60)
March 18 - I baptized H. Petersen, N. Lassen, Bent I. Rasmussen and his wife (pg. 61)
May 15 - prayermeeting at H. Petersens (pg. 61)
May 19 - good gathering at H. Petersens (pg. 61)
November 21 - I, Van Catt, Cluff and C.A. Madsen visited Brother Petersen.
1862
January 26 - District meeting at Hans Petersens we were really bleased. Brother Hans Petesen was ordained as a Priest.
Sunday August 16 had a gathering and the brethern told have [how] happy they were. H[ans]. Petersens ox and Niels Petersens cow died, we drove 6 miles.
Aug 19 during the night 65 piece of cattle ran away, the captain and [Jeremiah] Strimham [Stringham] and H[ans]. Petersen on horseback and some brethern looked for them and found all of them. Captain [William B.] Prestons company passed us, they were English and Danish. In the afternoon cap. Young called H[ans]. P[eter]. Lund, D. Garner, H[ans]. Petersen, Hans Andersen, P[oul]. Larsen and N[iels]. Larsen should talked about what we could do, because some of the people had too much goods. The result was that they, who could take some of it should have $2 for 100 pounds of goods 100 miles. Young called a Counsil and told us what they decided and it was carried out, drove 5 miles and camped near Sweet Water [Sweetwater],
August 22 I. G. Jensens ox died, H. Petersens cow and N. Larsens ox died, we crossed Sweet Water 3 times, drove 15 miles.

Copenhagen Branch:
#167 Emma Elise - Baptized 27 December 1850 - Valbye (Item #8)
#168 Fritiof Emmanuel - Baptized 7 FEbruary 1852 - Valbye (Item #8)

Peder married Gunnild Kirstine Hansen 5 Oct 1851, Birkerød, Frederiksborg, Denmark. Gunnild (daughter of Hans Nielsen and Anna Fredrika Olsen) was born 27 Mar 1827, Birkerød, Frederiksborg, Denmark; died 28 Sep 1904, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet]