Chris & Julie Petersen's Genealogy
Peder Andersen Leegård
1736 - 1814 (78 years)-
Name Peder Andersen Leegård Born 1736 , Hassing, Vestervig, Denmark Christened 29 Feb 1736 Sønderhå, Hassing, Vestervig, Denmark Gender Male Died 14 Nov 1814 Sønderhå, Hassing, Vestervig, Denmark Buried 23 Nov 1814 Sønderhå, Hassing, Vestervig, Denmark Person ID I1608 Petersen-de Lanskoy Last Modified 27 May 2021
Father Anders Lauritsen Leegård, c. 13 Apr 1704, Stagstrup, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , bur. 24 Jul 1784, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age ~ 80 years) Mother Inger Salmonsdatter, c. 16 Dec 1700, Stagstrup, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , bur. 22 Jan 1780, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age ~ 79 years) Married 8 Dec 1728 Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark Family ID F1032 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Else Jensdatter, c. From 1 Jan 1742 to 17 Mar 1742, Ydby, Refs, Thisted, Denmark , bur. 29 Oct 1815, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age ~ 73 years) Married 9 Sep 1766 Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark Children 1. Pedersen, b. 14 Dec 1766, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 14 Dec 1766, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age 0 years) 2. Pedersen, b. 24 Jan 1768, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 24 Jan 1768, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age 0 years) 3. Jens Pedersen, c. 18 Mar 1769, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 5 Jul 1772, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age ~ 3 years) 4. Inger Pedersdatter Leegård, c. 18 Aug 1771, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 11 May 1841, Hørdum, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age ~ 69 years) 5. Pedersen, b. 13 Aug 1774, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 14 Aug 1774, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age 0 years) 6. Kirsten Pedersdatter, c. 6 Aug 1775, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark 7. Lars or Laurits Pedersen Leegaard, c. 27 Apr 1777, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 28 Oct 1829, Bedsted, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age ~ 52 years) 8. Frederikke Lovise Pedersdatter, c. 26 Dec 1779, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 20 Dec 1846, Bedsted, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age ~ 66 years) 9. Jens Pedersen Leegaard, c. 18 Aug 1782, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark 10. Caroline Pedersdatter, c. 17 Apr 1785, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark Last Modified 28 May 2021 Family ID F538 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - BIOGRAPHY:
1. 1787 census for Jestrup in Sønderhå notes Peder Leegaard 50 farmer both in their first marriage, Else Jensdatter 46 his wife, Inger Pedersdatter 14 Child, Laurids Pedersen 10 Child, Frederica Pedersdatter 7 Child, Jens Pedersen 4 Child, Caroline Pedersdatter 2 child.
2. 1801 census for same place notes Peder Leegaard 66, in first marriage, parish bailiff and "gaardbeboer," Else Jensdatter 60 his wife, Laurs 22, Frederica Louise 21 unmarried, Caroline 15 unmarried.
3. A farm by name of Legaard exists northeast of Sønderhå which may be namesake from whence comes "Leegaard".
4. Occupation: farmer, parish bailiff.
5. At the christenings of all of his children, his name is noted as Leegaard.
CHRISTENING:
1. FHL film # 053193; Sønderhå Parish Record.
2. Per Joyce Cupit: "Sønderhå kirkebog 1736 fødte: 29 Feb havde Anders Larsen of Inger Salmansdatter? i Ledgaard? her i jestrup til daaben en søn kaldet Peder. Gudmoder: Else Poulsdatter, Lars Bagges?, Faddere: Jesper Larssen, Peder Madsen, Christen Nørgaard."
MARRIAGE:
1. FHL film # 053193; Sønderhå Parish Record, 1696 - 1787, book 1, p 140. Confirmed the record below. Note that both witnesses signed. Anders Leegaard may be the father of Peder since it was customary to generally have the fathers as witnesses. The relationship of Povel Jensen to Else Jensdatter is not given, but could possibly be a brother.
2. Per research of genealogist Bent Pilsgård of Viborg, Denmark; Viborg Regional Archives microfiche C114.1 page 140 Sønderhå parish records; Witnesses: Povel Jensen of Kiestrup and Anders Leegaard of Jestrup, they were engaged 31 Jul 1766. The couple is Peder Andersen Leegaard and Else Jensdatter Mørch, both of Jestrup.
DEATH:
1. FHL film # 053193; Sonderhaa Parish Record.
BURIAL:
1. FHL film # 053193; Sønderhå Parish Record.
2. Per Joyce Cupit: "Sønderhå kirkebog 1814: begravet Nov. 23 Gaardmand Peder Andersen Leegrd., 78 år."
SOURCES_MISC:
1. Family information from LDS Archive record. Record originally submitted by Mrs. Wanda Roos, R.D. 1 Box 651B, Sandy, Utah. James Christian Westergard shown as 2ggson. Indicates information is from church and census records for Sønderhå by Eva M. Gregersen.
2. Per gedcom dated 6 Jan 1999 of Wayne Westergard, 785 W 1300 South, Woods Cross, Utah 84087, phone 801-295-2906.
3. Film 8848: Census Paper: 2787, 1801; Copenhagen, Denmark.
4. May 21, 1999 correspondence of Jens Praestgaard at "jens-v-p@post5.tele.dk".
5. Joyce Cupit's website <http://home13.inet.tele.dk/JCupit/> 25 May 2002.
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