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Update:
Petersen Reunion this Saturday, July 27, 2024 from 10am - 2pm at the Preston LDS church building in Mesa, AZ (6655 E Preston St)!
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The reunion date of July 20th, 2024 snuck up on us. Due to family priorities and the 100 year Snowflake High School reunion that weekend, we moved the reunion to Saturday, July 27th in Mesa, AZ. We recognize that some schools in the Chandler area have already started! If you see this and could make it, please email me!

Food: Pulled Pork and Beans. Please bring a potluck side, salad or dessert!
The RSVP Page is temperarily down, due to web host changes and lack of time so far to make the necessary updates. Please email jarretvp@gmail.com for support.

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  • Site Introduction: Thank you for visiting our site!  We hope this site will give us the opportunity to stay in better contact with our relatives.  Our focus is on the descendants of the Neils & Lars Petersen (Pedersen) families (two of the sons of Peder and Kirstin (Jensen) Nielsen of Gannebro Huse, Praesto, Denmark - Married 27 Nov. 1840).  However, if you are a descendant of the Peder Nielsen family through another child, we'd love to hear from you.  Let's join forces in our Family History efforts!

      Children of Peder Nielsen/Kirsten Jensen of Gannebro Huse, Denmark:
    • Maren Kirstine Pedersen (1838-1912)
    • Neils Petersen (1841 - 1902)
    • Ane Pedersen (1844 - 1910)
    • Jens Pedersen (1848 - 1924)
    • Marie Pedersen (1850 - 1910)
    • Lars Petersen (1853 - 1932)
    • Anders Pedersen (1855 - 1925)
    • Christian Pedersen (1860 - 1930)

    We are making an effort to present you with as many services as possible.  If you have any recommendations please let us know!

    Please help us reach every family member!  Send your family's contact information to us.  We value your privacy and will only use it to bring you news and information about the Family Reunions, this Website, etc.

    In the meantime please visit our Secure RSVP pageWe are looking forward to hearing from you. 

    If you are not familiar with our family organization and your first contact with us is online: We would be pleased to hear from you!  Please let us know what your needs and questions are.  We will be more than happy to help.

    In brief, you should know the following about us: the Peder Nielsen family was established in 1840 when Peder married Kirstin Jensen.  They had 8 children, two of whom where Neils and Lars.  Neils, Lars and several other "children" traveled to the United States.  Neils and Lars are both buried in Pinedale, Navajo, Arizona, USA.