Household Record 759

Res.1/Male/Husb}   Peterson, Niels Mathias Sørensen  D Family History} Olson
Res.2/Fem./Wife}   Woodward, Mary Elizabeth  D HH Type} Historic household   HH
Address/Location:  
Name(s)} Niels M. & Mary E. Peterson
Optional} Millard County
City/etc.} Deseret, Utah
City/etc.} Hinckley, Utah
Household Dates:
  Source}     Exa  9 Jun 1880
  Move-In}   Bef 1880
  Move-Out} Aft 1906
Source 1} 1854=Genealogy
Source 2} 377 = Geog history
Source 3} 1855=1880 USA cen
Source 4} 1725=Marriage rec
Source 5}   45 = 1900 USA cen
Source 6} 1125=Death record
Source 7} 1784=Cemetery rec
Last Updated
by} Karen Hancock
Date Updated} 24 Dec 2015
Date Created}  17 Dec 2015
Notes:  According to family records, Niels Mathias Sørensen Peterson was born 17 Mar 1845 in Farevejle, Denmark.  His parents were Søren Pedersen and Christiane Mathiasdatter.  Mary Elizabeth Woodward was born 2 Jun 1850 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.  Her parents were Francis Snow Woodward and Mary Catherine Mathias.  Niels and Mary were married 8 Jan 1870, and had a family of twelve children.

In the 1880 U.S. census, Neils M. Peterson, 35, born in Denmark, and his wife Mary E. Peterson, 30, born in Utah, were living in Deseret, Millard, Utah.  Niels was a farmer.  Their children were Mary S., 8, Emily A., 4, and Neils A., 2.  One daughter, Susan Elizabeth, born in 1873, died in 1879.  According to family records, all of them had been born in Lehi, Utah, Utah.

The couple moved to Deseret, Millard, Utah, where George Christian, Francis Mathias, and John Minor were born.  They moved again to Hinckley, Millard, Utah, where their remaining children were born.  About 1886, they were among the first settlers of Hinckley.  The South Canal was also called the "Peterson Ditch" as Niels was the first watermaster of the district.

The Utah marriage records record a marriage date (second?) for Niels M. Petersen and Mary E. Woodward Petersen on 12 Nov 1890 in Sanpete County, Utah.  Elsewhere records are found that this was a sealing of their children to the parents.

In the 1900 U.S. census, Niels M. Peterson, 55, born Mar 1845, and his wife Mary E. Peterson, 49, born Jun 1850, were living in Hinckley, Millard, Utah.  Niels had immigrated to the U.S. in 1854, was a naturalized citizen, and was a farmer.  The couple had been married 30 years, and Mary had had 12 children, 10 of them then living.  The children at home were Niels A., 22, born in Feb 1878,and Francis M., 19, born in Aug 1880, both farm laborers; John M., 17, born in May 1883, Jesse R., 14, born in Feb 1886, Eva, 12, born in Mar 1888, Leah, 9, born in Mar 1891, and Eugene, 6, born in Nov 1893, all in school; and Archibald, 3, born in Jul 1896.  George Christian, born in 1880 and a twin to Francis, had died at birth.

Niels Mathias Peterson, Mary E. Woodward Peterson Niels Mathias Peterson Niels Mathias Peterson died 30 Apr 1906, at the age of 61, in Hinckley, Millard, Utah.  Cause of death was cancer.  He was buried 3 May 1906 in the Hinckley City Cemetery, Hinckley, Utah.  His headstone is at right.

Following her husband's death in 1906, Mary had moved to Provo, Utah, Utah.  She died 1 Sep 1934, at the age of 84, at her home in Provo, 542 So. 6 West.  Cause of death was decongensated heart, with hypertension a contributing factor.  She was buried 4 Sep 1934 in the Provo City Cemetery.  Her headstone, seen at far right, includes the death information for her husband, who is buried in the Hinckley City Cemetery.
Total # of Residents} 14  
Other Residents:
Household  His Last HH} ___  His Next HH} 240
Links => Her Last HH} ___ Her Next HH} ___
  3rd Res.} Peterson, Mary Sophia 1871 - 1962 ___
  4th Res.} Peterson, Susan Elizabeth 1873 - 1879 ___
  5th Res.} Peterson, Emily Ann 1875 - 1897 ___
  6th Res.} Peterson, Niels Alma 1878 - 1964 760
  7th Res.} Peterson, George Christian 1880 - 1880 ___
  8th Res.} Peterson, Francis Mathias 1880 - 1945 ___
  9th Res.} Peterson, John Minor 1883 - 1938 ___
10th Res.} Peterson, Jesse R. 1886 - 1942 ___
11th Res.} Peterson, Phoebe Evalyn 1888 - 1959 ___
12th Res.} Peterson, Leah 1891 - 1921 ___
13th Res.} Peterson, Fredrick Eugene 1893 - 1917 ___
14th Res.} Peterson, Archibald Nephi 1896 - 1931 ___
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