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Peter Forgensen, 1833–1903 (aged 70 years)

Name
Peter /Forgensen/
Given names
Peter
Surname
Forgensen
Name
Bjorkenson - Bjerkenson- Danish /Spelling/
Given names
Bjorkenson - Bjerkenson- Danish
Surname
Spelling
Birth December 1, 1833
Copenhagen, Denmark

Emigration
Groton, South Dakota, USA

Immigration about 1861 (aged 27 years)

MarriageAnna Marie Earles — View this family
about 1869 (aged 35 years)
England

Occupation

Birth of a daughterMarian Melissa Forgensen
September 29, 1870 (aged 36 years)
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

Marriage of a childLamech Graham — Marian Melissa Forgensen — View this family
November 20, 1892 (aged 58 years)
Groton, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA

Death December 10, 1903 (aged 70 years)
Groton, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA
Family with Anna Marie Earles
himself
Birth: December 1, 1833 — Copenhagen, Denmark
Emigration: Groton, South Dakota, USA
Immigration: about 1861
Marriage: about 1869 — England
Occupation:
Death: December 10, 1903 — Groton, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anna Marie Earles Marian Melissa Forgensen
Peter Forgensen
1833–1903
Birth: December 1, 1833 — Copenhagen, Denmark
Death: December 10, 1903 — Groton, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA
wife
Birth: May 9, 1835 — Torquay, Devon, England
Marriage: about 1869 — England
Occupation:
Event 1:
Ethnicity/Relig.: England
Death: September 23, 1904 — Groton, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Peter Forgensen Marian Melissa Forgensen
Anna Marie Earles
1835–1904
Birth: May 9, 1835 — Torquay, Devon, England
Death: September 23, 1904 — Groton, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA
Marriage Marriage — about 1869 — England
21 months
daughter
Marion_Melissa_Forgensen_Headstone.jpg
Birth: September 29, 1870 36 35 — Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Marriage: November 20, 1892 — Groton, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA
Occupation:
Comment 1:
Death: March 31, 1925 — Tacoma, Washington, USA
Burial: April 3, 1925 — Tacoma Mausoleum, Washington, USA
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lamech Graham Ruth Marguerite Graham Alice Marian Graham Grace DeVere Graham Walter Earle Graham
Marian Melissa Forgensen
1870–1925
Birth: September 29, 1870 36 35 — Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Death: March 31, 1925 — Tacoma, Washington, USA
Shared note

(Research):Immigration about 1861? Settled in Hartland, Wisconsin, then moved to Groton, South Dakota

Last name Ferguson - Jörgensen - Bjorkenson - Bjerkenson

First name Peder

http://genforum.genealogy.com/denmark/messages/11527.html

Last name was Bjorgensen. I have a picture of Peter and Anna Marie, at the bottom of the picture, it says H. Jensen, Gravenstein. I believe Gravenstein is in Germany. May be listed on Immigration Passenger List arriving in New York.

Ancestry website says that Peter was born in 1844, LDS says Peter was born 1Dec 1833. Ancestry has Anna born in 1848, LDS says she was born 9 May 1834. I am inclinded to believe Ancestry. It just makes more since.

Name gets misspelt a lot: in 1880 it's Ferguson: Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Peter FERGUSON Self M Male W 46 DEN Carpenter DEN DEN Anna M. FERGUSON Wife M Female W 45 ENG Keeps House ENG ENG Mariane FERGUSON Dau S Female W 9 WI DEN ENG

Source Information: Census Place Hartland, Waukesha, Wisconsin Family History Library Film 1255451 NA Film Number T9-1451 Page Number 24D

In 1900 I believe they are in Brown, SD. listed as 'Forguson'. You could ask for the full info at recordlooups - this should give you info on emigration/naturalization. IGI shows him as d. 1903 also in South Dakota - either his obituary from SD or town history books for either Wisconsin or South Dakota might show up some info about him.