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Petersen Family History
Petersen Genealogy & Family TreePetersen is a German name from Palatinate, Germany, from medieval times. It means “son of Peter,” which comes from the Greek work Petros and means “stone.” The name was very popular due to the Christian Apostle Peter and St. Peter. Roots for this name can also be found in Sweden. The family motto is Nihil sine Deo which means “Nothing without God.”
Other spellings include “Petersone,” “Petterson,” “MacPheadair,” “DePietro,” “DiPietro,” “Petrenko,” “Petrov,” “Petrou,” “Pieters,” “Pieterse,” “Petersen,” “Petersson,” “Peterssen,” “PIetersen,” and “Piterson.” Notable people with the surname include American actor William Petersen (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Fear, Manhunter), Danish Olympic athlete Thyge Alexander Petersen (boxing), and German director Wolgang Petersen (Troy, The NeverEnding Story, Air Force One). The first Peterson to come to the Americas was Henrich Petersen in New Netherlands in 1640.
Petersen Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Margaretha Petersen April 11, 1768
- Brge Petersen -- --, 1901 June 1, 1929
- Peter Petersen -- --, 1794 April 8, 1800
- Ralph Leon Petersen -- --, 1907 December 0, 1945
- Peter Petersen -- --, 1742 September 7, 1771
Petersen Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Annie Margaret Petersen -- --, 1880 March 3, 1940 Utah
- Louise Vilhelmine Petersen -- --, 1822 July 7, 1861
- Arthur Hans Petersen -- --, 1917 January 10, 1981 Iowa
- Fern Petersen -- --, 1902 January 2, 1903 Utah
- Louise Petersen -- --, 1790 December 0, 1841
