Category - Peterson Family

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Peter Peterson (Petersen), Peder Pederson Teigen, Private, Company B,15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment

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Born: February 1, 1839, Teigen Farm, Hafslo, Kingdom of Norway
Married: Britha “Betsy” Eriksdotter, January, 1865, Crawford County, Wisconsin
Died: Old Soldiers Home, Town of Lisbon, North Dakota
Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Lisbon, North Dakota. His gravesite is the 4th one in, 2nd row from the north

Peder Pederson Teigen enlisted under the name Peter Peterson in Company B of the 15th Wisconsin by Captain Ole C. Johnson on October 16, 1861, for a 3 year term of service. The men of Company B called themselves the Wergeland Guards in honor of the famous Norwegian writer and poet Henrik Wergeland. Peter was mustered into Federal service as a Private on November 16, 1861, at Camp Randall, near Madison, Wisconsin. At the time, he was listed as not married and as both 20 and 21 years old. His residence was recorded as Primrose Township, Dane County, Wisconsin.

The Peterson family emigrated to America during the mid to late 1800’s, primarily from the Luster Sognefjorden region of Norway.

Peder Pederson Teigen (b. 1809) had three sons that emigrated to the United States: Peder in 1861, Hans in 1864, and my G-Grandfather (Lars) in 1882. 

Peder emigrated in 1861 during the Civil War and enlisted in the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.  Peder lived at Dulsvik (subfarm), Lingjerde (main farm) in Luster where he had his first child. Lingjerde is on the Eastern side of the fjord northeast of Teigen.

My G-Grandfather (Lars Pederson Teigen) was born at the Teigen farm under Sandvik farm in Luster parish (Gaupne subparish) in 8 Sep 1848. He was the 6th child (of 10) of Peder Pederson Teigen (1809-1885) from the Aurland parish and Christenca Torbjørnsdatter Eikum (1813-1883) from the Hafslo parish. Lars emigrated to Crawford County, Wisconsin in 1882 and married Oline Olsdatterthere in 6 Jan 1887. Lars (also called Louis) and Oline (called Olena) farmed at Rush Creek, Freeman township, Crawford Co. and had 11 children: Elmer, Peter, Lottie, Christina, John, Steen, Anna, Rudolph, Alfred, Oscar, and Hannah. There are a number of details found within the Norwegian Bygdebook for the Luster area.  Teigen is located near Marifjøra in Luster (Lyster) in western Norway.