Peder Petersen GRUNNET

Born: 11 Jun 1869 at Hvejsel, Vejle Amt, Denmark
Died: 04 May 1924 at Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

Father: Niels Peter Petersen GRUNNET (1829-1881)
Mother: Johanne Marie NIELSEN (1838-1903)

Spouse: single?




At right, a picture of Peter taken in MN ===>>


Peder was born in Denmark shortly before his family left for MN in the USA. He apparently grew up in Stewart and/or Hutchinson, MN and later decided to move to B.C. in Canada. He was a farmer, writer and also a lay preacher.

Sources:

  • Family papers and stories
  • "The Grunnet Family" by Niels Grunnet, Copenhagen, 1956 (in Danish)