Kjersten Peterson
12 August 1861 - 20 April 1939
Vitals
Birth
12 August 1861
Hørsted, Thisted, Denmark
Death
20 April 1939
Pocatello, Idaho
Burial
1939
Manti
Alternate Names
Given Name
Kjersten
Given Name Alternate Spellings
Kersten, Kirsten, Kristine
Last Name
Peterson
Maiden Name Alternate Spellings
Petersen, Pedersen
Married Names
Fisksted, Fikstad
Family
Marriage
Children
Parents
Mother: Ane Andersdatter (18 November 1827 - 26 March 1915)
Father: Peder Andersen (4 November 1825 - 8 February 1906)
Biography
Kjersten Peterson was born on 12 August 1861, in Hørsted, Vestervig, Denmark. She married Jakob Christiansen Fikstad on 17 December 1884, in the Logan Utah Temple, inLogan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of 3 adopted daughters -- Elfie Fikstad, who passed away when she was only eleven, and the sisters Helena Constance Hansen Klingenberg Fikstad and Elfrida Katherine Klingenberg. She lived in Manti, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 20 April 1939, in Pocatello, Idaho, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.