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It's my understanding that the Danes still use the Patronymic practice of surnames, males ending in sen/son and females ending in datter, although in modern times, some have chosen to change their names and/or use the hereditary form. Darned confusing
---was my gg-grandfather, Bent Simonson, Simon ______'s son??? If he had a sister, would her maiden name have been Simonsdatter??? Is my g-grandfather's middle name, Peterson, a clue to his ancestors???
1 Bent Simonson b. ____, d. ____; m. Hannah ______ b. ____, d. ____. Supposed to have sent son, James, ae abt 21, to ...America to avoid persecution (religious?) during a war in Denmark. Nothing else known about them.
...2 James Peterson Benson b. Dec 2, 1857 Presto, Denmark, d. Mar 7, 1934 Winona, Winona Co., MN, from injuries after tree fell ......on him while working in the woods previous Sat.; m. Feb 17, 1884 Independence, WI, Charlotte Jane Burt b. Nov 8, 1858 ......Jefferson Co., OH (mar. cert. & dau.'s birth cert.) or Chiopyie, PA (obit), d. Aug 5, 1933 Arcadia, Trempealeau Co., WI. [Dau. of ......George Burt & Charlotte ______, of Scotland, OH(?), PA(?) & WI.] Res. Glencoe, Independence & Arcadia, WI.
......3 Lorena Hannah Benson m. Roy L. Searight. My grandparents.
......3 Nellie C. Benson m. Charles Hartman.
......3 James S. Benson, Sr. m. Stella Vaughan.
......3 Cora Benson m. John Boland.
......3 Inez Benson m. George Andre.
......3 Myrtle Benson m. ______ Heller.
Any info on naming practices or my ancestors greatly appreciated! Thanks!
"George"
jstearns@rconnect.com
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