Peter Behn, Sr., was born in Hjilind, Jutland, Denmark in 1849, and passed away in 1933. Burial was in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Battle Creek, Iowa.
He married Eliza Jensen, July 23, 1873. Their children: Amelia Hendricks, Peter Behn, Jr.; Jens Behn; Fred Behn; Frank Behn; Mrs Peter Schmidt, Johanna Baxter.
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Peter Behn
Birth: JAN 1849 in Denmark
Emigration: 1871
Death: 29 NOV 1933 in Ida Co, Iowa
Burial: Mt Hope Cemetary, Battle Creek, Ida Co, Iowa
When his older brother did not follow their father into the shoemaking trade, it was left to Peter to do so. Clearly it did not agree with him and eventually he decided to leave his sweetheart and family behind in Denmark.
He came to Low Moor, Iowa, where he worked as in a hay field and as a grain binder. He would later recall proudly, "I got $ 1 per week in the shoe shop in Denmark, $ 1 per day in the hay fields, and $ 2 per day in the harvest fields of America." With his new found prosperity, Peter was able to convince his reluctant sweetheart, Eliza Jensen, to join him in America.
Father: Peter Petersen Behn b: ABT 1814 in Denmark
Mother: Johanna Jacobsen b: ABT 1820 in Denmark
Marriage ~ Eliza N Jensen b: SEP 1850 in Denmark
Children
Peter Behn b: JUN 1880 in Iowa
Jens Andrew Behn b: JUN 1882 in Iowa
Amelia B Behn b: APR 1884 in Iowa
Fred Behn b: MAY 1887 in Iowa
Frank W Behn b: MAY 1890 in Iowa
He married Eliza Jensen, July 23, 1873. Their children: Amelia Hendricks, Peter Behn, Jr.; Jens Behn; Fred Behn; Frank Behn; Mrs Peter Schmidt, Johanna Baxter.
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Peter Behn
Birth: JAN 1849 in Denmark
Emigration: 1871
Death: 29 NOV 1933 in Ida Co, Iowa
Burial: Mt Hope Cemetary, Battle Creek, Ida Co, Iowa
When his older brother did not follow their father into the shoemaking trade, it was left to Peter to do so. Clearly it did not agree with him and eventually he decided to leave his sweetheart and family behind in Denmark.
He came to Low Moor, Iowa, where he worked as in a hay field and as a grain binder. He would later recall proudly, "I got $ 1 per week in the shoe shop in Denmark, $ 1 per day in the hay fields, and $ 2 per day in the harvest fields of America." With his new found prosperity, Peter was able to convince his reluctant sweetheart, Eliza Jensen, to join him in America.
Father: Peter Petersen Behn b: ABT 1814 in Denmark
Mother: Johanna Jacobsen b: ABT 1820 in Denmark
Marriage ~ Eliza N Jensen b: SEP 1850 in Denmark
Children
Peter Behn b: JUN 1880 in Iowa
Jens Andrew Behn b: JUN 1882 in Iowa
Amelia B Behn b: APR 1884 in Iowa
Fred Behn b: MAY 1887 in Iowa
Frank W Behn b: MAY 1890 in Iowa
Peter Behn, Sr., was born in Hjilind, Jutland, Denmark in 1849, and passed away in 1933. Burial was in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Battle Creek, Iowa.
He married Eliza Jensen, July 23, 1873. Their children: Amelia Hendricks, Peter Behn, Jr.; Jens Behn; Fred Behn; Frank Behn; Mrs Peter Schmidt, Johanna Baxter.
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Peter Behn
Birth: JAN 1849 in Denmark
Emigration: 1871
Death: 29 NOV 1933 in Ida Co, Iowa
Burial: Mt Hope Cemetary, Battle Creek, Ida Co, Iowa
When his older brother did not follow their father into the shoemaking trade, it was left to Peter to do so. Clearly it did not agree with him and eventually he decided to leave his sweetheart and family behind in Denmark.
He came to Low Moor, Iowa, where he worked as in a hay field and as a grain binder. He would later recall proudly, "I got $ 1 per week in the shoe shop in Denmark, $ 1 per day in the hay fields, and $ 2 per day in the harvest fields of America." With his new found prosperity, Peter was able to convince his reluctant sweetheart, Eliza Jensen, to join him in America.
Father: Peter Petersen Behn b: ABT 1814 in Denmark
Mother: Johanna Jacobsen b: ABT 1820 in Denmark
Marriage ~ Eliza N Jensen b: SEP 1850 in Denmark
Children
Peter Behn b: JUN 1880 in Iowa
Jens Andrew Behn b: JUN 1882 in Iowa
Amelia B Behn b: APR 1884 in Iowa
Fred Behn b: MAY 1887 in Iowa
Frank W Behn b: MAY 1890 in Iowa
He married Eliza Jensen, July 23, 1873. Their children: Amelia Hendricks, Peter Behn, Jr.; Jens Behn; Fred Behn; Frank Behn; Mrs Peter Schmidt, Johanna Baxter.
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Peter Behn
Birth: JAN 1849 in Denmark
Emigration: 1871
Death: 29 NOV 1933 in Ida Co, Iowa
Burial: Mt Hope Cemetary, Battle Creek, Ida Co, Iowa
When his older brother did not follow their father into the shoemaking trade, it was left to Peter to do so. Clearly it did not agree with him and eventually he decided to leave his sweetheart and family behind in Denmark.
He came to Low Moor, Iowa, where he worked as in a hay field and as a grain binder. He would later recall proudly, "I got $ 1 per week in the shoe shop in Denmark, $ 1 per day in the hay fields, and $ 2 per day in the harvest fields of America." With his new found prosperity, Peter was able to convince his reluctant sweetheart, Eliza Jensen, to join him in America.
Father: Peter Petersen Behn b: ABT 1814 in Denmark
Mother: Johanna Jacobsen b: ABT 1820 in Denmark
Marriage ~ Eliza N Jensen b: SEP 1850 in Denmark
Children
Peter Behn b: JUN 1880 in Iowa
Jens Andrew Behn b: JUN 1882 in Iowa
Amelia B Behn b: APR 1884 in Iowa
Fred Behn b: MAY 1887 in Iowa
Frank W Behn b: MAY 1890 in Iowa
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